Gina Angiola, Board Member of Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility's presentation on health harms of fracking. www.halttheharm.net

1. Turning Health Research
into ACTION to Protect
the Public
Gina M. Angiola, MD
Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility
GAngiola11@gmail.com
240-620-1486

2. Maryland’s History
• Former Governor O’Malley’s Executive Order – 2011
• Studies included:
Best Management Practices
Health
Economic
Risk Assessment
• Final Report issued in late 2014
• Proposed Regulations published January 2015

3. Maryland’s Marcellus Shale
Commission Process
• What went right
Citizen engagement
Time for science to catch up
• What went wrong
No answer to “whether”
Studies out of sequence and inadequate
Agencies chosen to lead
No independent health voices
Final conclusion was WRONG

4. Science is emerging now
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2009 (6) 2010 (6) 2011 (33) 2012 (67) 2013 (141) 2014 (173)
Number of peer-reviewed publications that assess the impacts of shale or
tight gas development by year, 2009-2014
http://psehealthyenergy.org/data/Database_Analysis_2015.1_.27_.pdf

5. Research: Health Impacts
96%
4%
Health: All Papers (n=49)
Indication of potential public health risks or actual adverse health
outcomes (n=47)
No indication of significant public health risks or actual adverse health
outcomes (n=2)

6. Maryland’s Health Study
http://www.marcellushealth.org/final-report.html

7. DON’T FRACK MD COALITION FORMED
www.dontfrackmd.org
Position Statement in Support of a Long-Term
Moratorium on Fracking in Maryland
http://www.dontfrackmd.org/who-we-are/
100+ groups signed on in a few weeks!
 Health advocacy groups
 Environmental groups
 Faith groups
 Community groups

8. Citizen Engagement
in Legislative Process
Protect Our Health and Communities Act
SB 409/HB 449
100+ Health Professionals signed letter to leadership of Maryland
General Assembly
100+ Western Maryland Business owners signed letter to
Maryland General Assembly
20,000+ E-mail messages have been sent to the Maryland
General Assembly

9. New York Bans Fracking
“Would I let my family live in a community with
fracking?' The answer is no. I therefore cannot
recommend anyone else's family to live in such a
community either.”
Dr. Howard A. Zucker, MD, JD
Acting Commissioner of Health
New York State--12/17/14

10. Need More Information?
 www.psehealthyenergy.org
 www.concernedhealthny.org
 www.chpmd.org
 www.mdelect.net
Gina Angiola, MD
gangiola11@gmail.com
240-620-1486