Tag: Dierdre Fulton

With New Study in Hand, Pennsylvanians Reiterate Call for Fracking Ban

October 27, 2016Environment

By Dierdre Fulton As yet another study links fracking to cancer-causing chemicals, Pennsylvanians opposed to oil and gas drilling in their state are reiterating their call for a statewide moratorium on the practice. A new analysis from the Yale School of Public Health “confirms that…

These Four People Were Sued for $30 Million for Trying to Stop a Toxic Landfill

June 3, 2016Environment

By Dierdre Fulton After being sued for $30 million by a corporate landfill owner for “speaking their truth in order to protect their community,” four residents of Uniontown, Alabama—a poor, predominantly Black town with a median per capita income of around $8,000—are fighting back. On…