Reports
PA Health and Environment Study Report and Panel
The Water Hub released its 2023 National Voter Poll that reveals clean, safe, healthy water is a high priority among voters. On Thursday, October 26 at 4pm ET, the Hub is hosting a roundtable discussion to share insights from the voter poll and offer recommendations for talking about drought and flood preparedness, safe water and…
Read More2023 National Voter Poll
The Water Hub released its 2023 National Voter Poll that reveals clean, safe, healthy water is a high priority among voters. On Thursday, October 26 at 4pm ET, the Hub is hosting a roundtable discussion to share insights from the voter poll and offer recommendations for talking about drought and flood preparedness, safe water and…
Read MorePA Health and Environment Study
The state of Pennsylvania had researchers study potential health impacts from fracking in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The team released the findings at a public meeting in California, PA early this month. They found children living near shale gas activities in Southwest Pennsylvania had a higher risk of developing lymphoma. But the group found no association between…
Read MoreMeasuring Up:Grading drinking water quality, affordability, and transparency practices in Allegheny County Water Systems
Women for a Healthy Environment and the Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory created a system of metrics around affordability, transparency and water quality to compare the performance of water agencies in Allegheny County. Read the storymap and follow the links to download the full report. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e014e480381d4c6894bbd7fe0894d84c
Read MoreSafe Drinking Water Along the Mon River
This report looks are drinking water along the Mon River and finds some interesting facts. Through the report is a few years old the findings outline on EWG.org remain the same. As Pennsylvanians we have a constitutional right to clean water. The Izaak Walton League report on Drinking Water along the Monongahela River can…
Read MoreOhio River | At Risk
The Ohio River begins at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, flowing southwest and defining boundaries of Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois before flowing into the Mississippi River in Cairo, Illinois. The watershed covers more than 200,000 square miles and provides drinking water for over five million people.…
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