From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Harmful pollution from the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania is on the rise. Industry’s own self-reported data shows that methane emissions went up an alarming 28 percent between 2014 and 2015. Since this data … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-02-28/environment/health-professionals-urge-halt-to-attacks-on-clean-air-protections/a56617-1 February 28, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Methane leaks can occur at every step, from the well to the consumer. (Tim Evanson/flickr.com) PITTSBURGH – Forty-thousand doctors, nurses and public-health … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-02-13/climate-change-air-quality/racing-to-the-bottom-on-methane-emissions/a56354-1 February 13, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window DEP estimates the natural gas industry emitted 115,000 tons of methane in Pennsylvania in 2014. (Ruhrfisch/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Clean air … Continued