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Letter in Support of the NY HEAT Act from Health Organizations and Professionals
June 9, 2025 – Health professionals and organizations from across the state sent a letter to Governor Hochul and members of the state legislature urging them to pass the NY HEAT Act to protect public health.
Letter to New York State Governor Kathy Hochul Regarding Legislation to Ban CO2 Fracking
April 22, 2024 – CHPNY members and scientist colleagues submitted a letter to New York State Kathy Hochul urging her to sign into law the legislation (A8866/S8357) that bans drilling and fracking using carbon dioxide, an experimental practice that poses nearly all the same dangers as hydraulic fracturing with water and adds several new ones.
Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking and Associated Gas and Oil Infrastructure
October 19, 2023 – Concerned Health Professionals of New York, a program of the Science and Environmental Health Network, and Physicians for Social Responsibility are pleased to release the ninth edition of the Compendium, a fully referenced compilation of the evidence outlining the risks and harms of fracking and associated oil and gas infrastructure.
Download the full 9th Edition of the Compendium
Burning fossil fuels in buildings endangers the health and well-being of New Yorkers
March 21, 2023 – Concerned Health Professionals of New York joins with other health organizations and health professionals working in New York State to alert the public and our state leaders that burning fossil fuels in buildings endangers the health and well-being of New Yorkers.
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Concerned Health Professionals of NY Call for Passage of All-Electric Building Act
January 17, 2023 – The move to ban fossil fuels in new construction is a key legislative priority of environmentalists and public health professionals
Burning Fossil Fuels in Our Buildings Harms the Health of New Yorkers: A New York Statement on Fossil Fuels in Our Buildings
October 13, 2022 – New York State public health, environmental health, patient advocacy, healthcare, nursing, and physician organizations have declared burning fossil fuels in our buildings a significant climate and health risk. A new Statement calls for immediate action to protect the health of New Yorkers and mitigate the current and future impacts of air pollution and climate change.
Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking and Associated Gas and Oil Infrastructure
April 28, 2022 – Concerned Health Professionals of New York (now a program of the Science and Environmental Health Network) and Physicians for Social Responsibility are pleased to release the eighth edition of the Compendium, a fully referenced compilation of the evidence outlining the risks and harms of fracking and associated oil and gas infrastructure.
Download the full 8th Edition of the Compendium
Health Professionals and Scientists Groups Launch New Partnership to Address Fracking’s Environmental Justice and Community Impacts
May 3, 2021 – Two leading organizations of health professionals and scientists focused on environmental harms, Concerned Health Professionals of New York (CHPNY) and the Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN), are joining forces.
Compendio de hallazgos científicos, médicos y de medios de comunicación que demuestran los riesgos y daños del fracking, 6a. Edición
January 8, 2020 – Concerned Health Professionals of New York, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Fundación Heinrich Böll Ciudad de México – México y El Caribe are pleased to announce a Spanish translation of the sixth edition of the Compendium.
Download the Spanish editions here
CHPNY and Physicians for Social Responsibility – New York present latest science on water contamination risks to the Delaware River Basin Commission
January 23, 2018 – Concerned Health Professionals of New York and Physicians for Social Responsibility – New York sent a letter to the Commissioners and Executive Director of the Delaware River Basin Commission, urging their consideration of the recently-released excerpts from the Fifth Edition of the Compendium, with its focus on water contamination risks from drilling, fracking, wastewater spills and disposal practices. Read/download the letter
Concerned Health Professionals of New York releases excerpts from upcoming Fifth Edition of the Compendium, focusing on water
January 19, 2018 — Given the timely and important consideration of the issue by state officials in Florida, Concerned Health Professionals of New York, with Physicians for Social Responsibility, is releasing excerpts from the Fifth Edition of the Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking. Released in Miami in advance of the full report, this new document contains an up-to-date analysis and compilation of the science on water contamination risks from drilling, fracking, and associated activities. Read/download the document
Statement by Concerned Health Professionals of New York in Response to a New Study on Hormone-disrupting Contaminants in Water Near Colorado Drilling Sites
Of the 700-plus chemicals that can be used in drilling and fracking operations, more than 100 are known or suspected endocrine disruptors. Unique among toxic agents, endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) interfere with hormonal signals, are biologically active at exceedingly low concentrations, and, when exposures occur in early life, can alter pathways of development. Read full statement
Letter from Dr. Jerome A. Paulson to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
June 30, 2014 — Dr. Jerome A. Paulson, Director of the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment, has sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection concerning the effects of imminent decisions about gas extraction on children and community health. He emphasizes that it has never been documented that unconventional natural gas extraction (such as fracking) can be implemented with a minimum risk to human health. Read full statement
Documentation
Statements/Resolutions
- Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) Resolution on Health Effects Associated with Natural Gas Infrastructure, 2015
- Resolution by the Medical Staff of the Bassett Healthcare Network Regarding Hydrofracking for Natural Gas
- The Broome County and the Otsego County Medical Societies – Resolutions Regarding Gas Drilling and Hydrofracking
- Tompkins County Medical Society – Statement on Gas Drilling and Hydrofracking