Nadia Steinzor

grateful to the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Winslow Foundation, and an anonymous donor for their generous support. Center for Environment and Population (CEP) The Center for Environment and Population (CEP) is a non-profit research, policy, and public advocacy organization that addresses the relationship between human population, resource consumption, and the environment. The Center works to strengthen the scientific basis of policies and public outreach to achieve a long-term sustainable balance between people and the natural environment. CEP partners with leading organizations to link science to policy, public education and advocacy, to better understand and effectively address the issues. To do this, the Center and its partners undertake a series of activities

Across the United States, the race for new energy sources is picking up speed and reaching more places, with natural gas in the lead. While the toxic and polluting qualities of substances used and produced in shale gas development and the general health effects of exposure are well established, scientific evidence of causal links has been limited, creating an urgent need to understand health impacts. Self-reported survey research documenting the symptoms experienced by people living in proximity to gas facilities, coupled with environmental testing, can elucidate plausible links that warrant both response and further investigation. This method, recently applied to the gas development areas of Pennsylvania, indicates the need for a range of policy and research efforts to safeguard public health.