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World-Renowned Scientist Dr. Theo Colborn on the Health Effects of Water Contamination from Fracking

World-Renowned Scientist Dr. Theo Colborn on the Health Effects of Water Contamination from Fracking

Dr. Theo Colborn, founder of The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, warned that chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing could interfere with hormonal systems at low concentrations. Her research focused on endocrine disruption — subtle biological effects not always captured by traditional toxicology thresholds. The implications extended beyond spills to long-term exposure science.

Source: Democracy Now! (2010) Read More

Natural Gas Drillers Protest Nomination of Fracking Critics for EPA Review Panel

Natural Gas Drillers Protest Nomination of Fracking Critics for EPA Review Panel

The Independent Petroleum Association of America challenged the nomination of two prominent fracking critics—Theo Colborn and Robert Howarth—to an EPA review panel studying hydraulic fracturing. Industry leaders accused them of bias, citing Colborn’s work on health impacts and Howarth’s draft report suggesting shale gas emissions may rival coal. The dispute highlighted tensions between environmental scientists and industry advocates as the EPA began evaluating the risks of hydraulic fracturing and its implications for climate and public health.

Source: New York Times: Greenwire (2010) Read More

TEDX — The Endocrine Disruption Exchange

TEDX — The Endocrine Disruption Exchange

At TEDx events, researchers associated with The Endocrine Disruption Exchange brought endocrine science to wider audiences, explaining how low-dose chemical exposure can produce outsized biological effects. The talk translated lab findings into accessible warnings: invisible molecules can shape visible health outcomes.

Source: TEDX — The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (2009) Read More

Buried Secrets: Is Natural Gas Drilling Endangering U.S. Water Supplies?

Buried Secrets: Is Natural Gas Drilling Endangering U.S. Water Supplies?

Investigative reporter Abrahm Lustgarten examined whether hydraulic fracturing posed risks to underground water supplies long assumed safe. Internal documents, field reports, and federal hesitations suggested a murkier picture than public assurances implied. At stake: aquifers serving millions. The promise of cleaner-burning fuel collided with a quieter question — what happens if the contamination is slow, invisible, and hard to prove?

Source: ProPublica (2008) Read More

The Costs of Natural Gas, Including Flaming Water

The Costs of Natural Gas, Including Flaming Water

A critical examination of Josh Fox’s documentary Gasland, exploring fracking’s environmental and health impacts through vivid imagery and testimony from scientists and affected residents. The review weighs Fox’s emotional force against questions of investigative rigor, situating the film within the broader debate over regulation and watershed protection. Josh Fox’s documentary exposes hydraulic fracturing as a process that injects chemical-laced water deep underground, resulting in contamination so severe that tap water can ignite. Through personal stories and scientific testimony, the film frames fracking as an urgent public health and environmental crisis.

Source: The New York Times (2010) Read More

The Case for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Toxic Hazards

The Case for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Toxic Hazards

In the 1970s, Congress passed a host of environmental laws that sought to adopt a preventive approach to reducing disease and protecting health and environment. Since then, average body burdens of some persistent toxic materials such as lead and cadmium have fallen, but those of other newer materials, like persistent flame retardants, have risen.

Source: Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) (2010) Read More