Adding people to the NEPA process
According to the World Health Organization, a Health Impact Assessment is: "a practical approach used to judge the potential health effects of a policy,...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
New legislation to protect drinking water from oil and gas contamination
U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), and John Salazar (D-CO) recently introduced legislation that would subject the practice of...
Upcoming report on the air quality impacts of oil and gas production
The Colorado Air Pollution Control Division projects that in 2010 oil- and gas-related sources will comprise 69% of the emissions of volatile organic compounds...
Fine print, oil shale, and Cap'n Crunch
Read the fine print and you'll find that the financial rescue package passed by Congress last week also provided a big favor for dirty fuels that have a much...
Air pollution from oil and gas production
This week NRDC issued a new fact sheet on the air pollution resulting from oil and gas production in the Rocky Mountain region. The problems include hazardous...
New health research on the impacts of oil and gas production
I regularly get calls from people around the country, from the east coast to the west coast and many places in between, concerned about the health risks of the...