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You're invited to attend live presentations at Shale Gas and Public Health in 2025. I'll be there to stream the online event for registrants.

This event includes a powerful lineup of speakers and timely topics – don't miss it! The full schedule is below.

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In-person event details are here.

Shale Gas and Public Health in 2025: New Directions

📆 Thursday, February 27th

This conference is hosted by

• Physicians for Social Responsibility PA
• The League of Women Voters of PA
• The Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering at Duquesne University
• Halt the Harm Network.

The event has been a cornerstone of the LWVPA Straight Scoop on Shale educational initiative since 2013. This conference will bring together scientists, public health experts, industry leaders, and advocacy groups to explore the latest research and insights on unconventional oil and gas development, its environmental impact, and associated health risks.

Presentation Schedule

This is an all day conference on Thursday 2/27 with multiple sessions. Register for the virtual event and you’ll receive an email notification and link to join before each session.

• 9:00 AM Zoom "lobby" opens for online participants to network and say hello before the first sessions begins.
• Welcome by Ellen Gawalt, PhD, Dean School of Science and Engineering, Amy Widestrom, PhD, League of Women Voters PA, Tonyehn Verkitus, Physicians for Social Responsibility PA, John Stolz, PhD

Research & Health Studies

Moderated by James Fabisiak, PhD.

• 9:15 AM: Early Epidemiological Results into Oil and Gas Development from a Prospective Preconception Cohort Study, Mary Willis, PhD, MPH
• 9:45 AM Fighting back against the “blue” hydrogen buildout in Cancer Alley,
  ​Louisiana Cyndhia Ramatchandirane, MS
• 10:15 AM: Emissions Assessment of Petrochemical Facilities
  ​Eric Lebel, PhD

Health Panel

• 0:45 AM: Health Panel moderated by James Fabisiak, PhD: Alison Steele, MBA; Pouné Saberi, MD;Mary Willis, PhD, MPH; Cyndhia Ramatchandirane, MS; Eric Lebel, PhD

Radiation and Waste

Moderated by John Stolz PHD

• 11:30 AM: Petroleum 238, Justin Nobel
• 12:00 PM: Geochemistry of produced waters sourced from the Marcellus Shale: Lithium resource potential, infrastructure impacts, and NORM risk realities, Justin Makey, PhD

Keynote

• 12:30 PM: Keynote. Bob Donnan – 15 Years of Shale Gas Development Through My Camera Lens, Ron Gulla

Water Resources and Contamination

Moderated by Daniel Bain, PhD

• 1:30 PM: An Analysis of Water Quality in the Oldest Hydrocarbon Basin in the USA, Jennifer Baka, PhD
• 2:00 PM: Contamination of Private Water Supplies After a Well Communication Event, John Stolz, PhD
• 2:30 PM: Key Considerations to Address Corrosion Risk with Carbon Capture Transportation & Sequestration, Steven Jansto, PhD

Community Wins and Alternative Solutions

Moderated by Tonyehn Verkitus

• 3:00 PM: Panel on Community Wins and Alternative Solutions
  ​Matthew Mehalik, PhD, Lois Bower-Bjornson Gillian Graber, Patty DeMarco, PhD, Rachel Pecharka
• 4:15 PM: Wrap Up & Networking

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Build Your Network

Halt the Harm Network gives you opportunities to meet other leaders working on oil & gas issues.

Stay tuned for additional details about each topic, access to information about related organizations and issues.

If you haven’t joined the network yet, now is the perfect time. Attendees who are part of the leader network will have additional opportunities to network around the topics raised at the conference.

​→ Apply for the leader network to access a full range of recording archives, discussions, and more.​

Sincerely,
Ryan Clover
​halttheharm.net​

Ryan Clover ​Network Facilitator, Halt the Harm Network ​View Profile​

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