Category Archives: hydraulic fracturing

Living near a fracking well may be dangerous to your health

Posted on July 24, 2015 by tbach

Connecting the dots between chronic, small-dose exposure to toxic substances and resulting illness takes time and money.  This has been the case time and again when studying cancer clusters and groundwater pollution (think A Civil Action in Woburn, MA) or asthma … Continue reading →

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Enviro health reports out of IoM

Posted on October 4, 2013 by tbach

It’s been a busy last two weeks in terms of conferences.  Now it’s time to catch up on your enviro public health reading over the weekend. The IoM (Institute of Medicine) has recently produced several interesting reports about the intersection of … Continue reading →

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The Disclosure Debates at Vermont Law School: Part One

Posted on September 28, 2013 by caitlin

The Vermont Law Review hosted its 13th Annual Symposium, the Disclosure Debates: The Regulatory Power of an Informed Public. The event addressed disclosure in the context of environmental laws, financial regulation, food and product labeling, and campaign finance. Professor Pat … Continue reading →

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Worker Safety and the Federal Rulemaking Process

Posted on February 10, 2013 by caitlin

Crystalline silica, a mineral in the earth’s crust, is a common component of sand, stone, concrete, and brick.  When workers cut, saw, or drill these materials—mainly during construction work and mining operations—the silica is aerosolized, exposing workers to fine particulate … Continue reading →

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The Effect of Hydraulic Fracturing on Groundwater Quality

Posted on January 27, 2013 by molive

Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has recently become one of the most talked-about resource recovery methods in the country. Fracking involves fracturing rock formations to stimulate the flow of natural gas or oil to the surface. In order to fracture a rock … Continue reading →

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