The Shale Network is now accepting registrations for the 2021 Shale Network Workshop to be held virtually on May 13-14.

Shale Network is a collaborative effort between Penn State, Syracuse University, and the University of Pittsburgh to collect and analyze data on water quality in the Marcellus Shale drilling region.

The Department of Environmental Protection participates in organizing parts of the workshop.

The theme of the 2021 workshop is “Shale Gas: Future and Developing Issues” and includes presentations on the health effects related to shale gas development by Donna Vorhees, director of energy research at the Health Effects Institute, and Joan Casey, assistant professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University.

The workshop provides an opportunity for citizen scientists, researchers, government officials, energy company representatives, and environmental professionals to compare lessons learned about water and environmental issues within areas where shale energy development is occurring.

The 2021 workshop features two virtual field trips - one to a shale gas development site and the other to a solar farm. Workshop participants may attend both field trips; advanced registration is required.

Click Here for all the details and to register.

Visit The Shale Network website to take advantages of the research, data and resources available on shale gas development in Pennsylvania.

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[Posted: March 13, 2021]

3/15/2021