PSE Healthy Energy - In the Media

April 14, 2021

Fossil Fuel Phase Out Must Begin Where the Industry Has Hurt People the MostWithout warning, on the most bitter winter days, or the hottest of summer, smoke stacks that sit idle much of the year switch online, spewing trails of climate-altering, coronavirus-exacerbating pollutants across the sky, like carbon dioxide (CO2) and particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5)...

Truthout

April 07, 2021

The next Aliso Canyon could happen on L.A.'s WestsideA 2019 study from Harvard University singled out Playa del Rey as especially risky. The researchers examined gas storage fields across six states, from California to New York, to better understand the potential health consequences of leaks. Of the more than 9,000 wells they studied...

Los Angeles Times

February 23, 2021

Taking the Gloves Off in California Battle Over OilCalifornia’s oil industry has an 800-pound gorilla reputation of getting pretty much what it wants in Sacramento. Armed with millions of dollars to pay lobbyists and a well-oiled astroturf machine to create the illusion of public support, it has successfully leaned on the state’s legislators...

National Resources Defense Council: Expert Blog

February 13, 2021

Episode 70: Energy Production: An Overview of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly On Our HealthDr. Shonkoff speaks about optimizing not only the production but also the storage and distribution of the energy sector, trends in home energy use, and the connection between COVID-19 and energy use.

Healthy Living Healthy Planet Radio

January 12, 2021

The Wreckage of the Last Energy Epoch: Abandoned Wells and WorkersAny summer blockbuster worth its salt features a global disaster montage: a fleet of spaceships hover over world landmarks, asteroids careen into skyscrapers and pyramids, zombies lumber around small towns and mega cities alike.

Current Affairs

December 24, 2020

Scientist Dominic DiGiulio's Work Illuminated How Fracking Affects People and EnvironmentPeople in communities across the nation have found themselves the participants in a fracking experiment. In the small town of Pavillion, Wyoming, such a scenario has played out with a decade-long controversy.

KSUT Public Radio

October 28, 2020

Trump’s pullback of pollution controls is even more hazardous than you thinkThe EPA scrapped the Obama-era rules controlling methane emissions. The fracking-friendly move will also result in the release of hazardous pollutants linked to cancer.

Center for Public Integrity in partnership with Vox

September 28, 2020

Committing to Equitable Climate Action in ColoradoA new report outlines pathways for the state to achieve the greenhouse gas emissions reductions required by HB-1261—as well as the health and equity implications of statewide climate actions.

National Resources Defense Council

September 19, 2020

Op-Ed: Energy Crossroads

River Journal

September 17, 2020

Law and DisorderThe EPA cut back enforcement during COVID. These researchers are assessing the damage.

Grist

September 17, 2020

Gas Companies Are Abandoning Their Wells, Leaving Them to Leak Methane ForeverJust one orphaned site in California could have emitted more than 30 tons of methane. There are millions more like it.

Bloomberg Green

September 08, 2020

Energy Storage Technology Will Ramp Up RenewablesDr. Elena Krieger explains how an unsung technology can increase reliable access to clean energy

Union of Concerned Scientists - Got Science? podcast

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