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Tag: fracking

Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured

In Final Act, Fracking Commission Recommends Public Health Study

by Gabe Rivin July 23, 2015April 7, 2017

But a new drilling commission will not be required to take up the recommendations, and lawsuits in state courts could upend all the rules written so far. By Gabe Rivin North Carolina’s oil and gas drilling regulators are developing an extensive to-do list for their successors, and they plan to recommend a public health study […]

A natural gas well. Drilling can release numerous harmful pollutants, including benzene, a known carcinogen. Photo courtesy U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured

Law Loosens Requirements for Gas Drilling’s Air Rules

by Gabe Rivin April 9, 2015April 7, 2017
A natural gas well. Drilling can release numerous harmful pollutants, including benzene, a known carcinogen. Photo courtesy U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Posted inEnvironmental Health, NC Health Briefs

Fracking Regulators Deny Legal Request for Air Pollution Rules

by Gabe Rivin December 8, 2014April 7, 2017
MEC commissioners met to hear Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League's petition. Photo by Gabe Rivin
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured

Petition Hearing Reveals Gaps in Drilling Air Rules

by Gabe Rivin October 22, 2014April 7, 2017
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Infectious Disease, Public Health, Rural Health, Uncategorized

Residents Urge Stronger Health Protections from Fracking

by Gabe Rivin August 25, 2014April 7, 2017
Coal ash at the Dan River Steam Station
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Infectious Disease, Public Health, Rural Health, State Health Policy, Uncategorized

Senate, House Pass Final Coal Ash Bill

by Gabe Rivin August 22, 2014April 7, 2017

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