How We Banned Fracking in New York
“It’s a tale in which we all are—each one of us is—a starring character and a co-author. We are the maker of this story that has been shaped by our unceasing, unrelenting efforts—all of which mattered...
View ArticleScience, Courage Behind High-Volume Fracking Ban
“New York now serves as a shining example for the rest of the country to follow. Independent scientists and health experts showed the importance of sharing our expertise with the public at large and...
View ArticleMessage to the UK: The Fracking Bridge is Already Burning
by Naomi Klein “Last month came the huge news that New York State would ban fracking, following a steady stream of bans and moratoria passed in local communities, as well as years of sustained pressure...
View ArticleHow New York Activists Banned Fracking
by Eric Weltman “Ultimately, said Steingraber, ‘The movement carried the science into the public arena.’” In These Times on how New York activists banned fracking. Read the article
View ArticleFractivists Look to Next Protest Issue
by Josh Brokaw “Steingraber expressed her hope that the New York fracking resistance will continue to be a resource for fellow travelers in other locations. ‘We not only enjoy an unfractured New York...
View ArticleChuck Schumer Votes Reliably on Climate, but Rarely Leads
by Katherine Bagley “‘Sen. Schumer is not where he needs to be on fracking—but few in the Senate are,’ said Sandra Steingraber, an environmental health expert and fracking activist in New York. ‘The...
View ArticleEDF Sparks Mistrust, and Admiration, With Its Methane Research
by Lisa Song and Katherine Bagley “‘What EDF is trying to do is put filters on cigarettes,’ said Sandra Steingraber, a prominent activist, biologist and scholar-in-residence at New York’s Ithaca...
View ArticleFracking Problems: Activist Analyzes Hydrofracking and Its Effects During...
by Greg Mason “‘Why is it that we’re keeping closer tabs on the stock market than the plankton stocks?’ she said, explaining how plankton are responsible for half of the planet’s available oxygen.” The...
View ArticleFinal Fracking Review for Ban Released
“Make no mistake: a ban on high-volume fracking is what we have achieved here in New York and we will accept no less.” Steingraber writes about the final fracking review, released in May 2015, on...
View ArticleEcologist Not Buying EPA Fracking Study
by Julia Limitone “’New York State has made a wise decision in banning fracking … the fact that they already found cases of drinking water contamination means we have to take this very seriously. All...
View ArticleIf The Pope Gets Climate Change, Why Can’t B.C.?
by Raffi Cavoukian “My New York state colleague, Sandra Steingraber, an award-winning ecologist, has been a leader in the fight against fracking. Often cited as the modern day Rachel Carson,...
View ArticleOne of the Brothers in the Hit Documentary “The Wolfpack” Gives a Damn about...
by Suzanne Jacobs “The stories of Lois Gibbs and Rachel Carson and Sandra Steingraber are just amazing; they’re just mindblowing. Those are the kinds of stories that I grew up wanting to see...
View ArticleScience for the People
by Elizabeth Miller “Biologist and activist Sandra Steingraber brings lessons of New York’s fracking ban to the West.” Steingraber’s work is profiled in the Santa Fe Reporter before her presentation at...
View ArticleFracking Health Risks For Mothers, Babies: Premature Births, At-Risk...
by Elizabeth Whitman “‘Any form of energy extraction that harms the well-being of infants and pregnant women has no place in society,’ Sandra Steingraber, a biologist with the organization Americans...
View ArticleOil and Water Don’t Mix: California Must Ban Fracking
“Gov. Brown has a choice. He can allow outdated and dangerous energy practices to continue to threaten California’s limited water resources and public health. Or he can stop it. The world is watching.”...
View ArticleDr. Sandra Steingraber – Fighting the Cause of Cancer
by Lauren Schiller “Is our energy infrastructure causing cancer? Our guest Dr. Sandra Steingraber says ‘the regulatory system is deaf to the voice that the data has and the message it’s trying to...
View ArticleWomen with Facts Fight Back Against Fracking… and Sexism
by Sarah Lazare “Prominent biologist, author, and fracking opponent Sandra Steingraber fired back on social media Friday by creating a hashtag #FrackingGirlFacts to counter Macdonald’s claims.”...
View Article“We’re Just Regular People”: Against All Odds, New Yorkers Claim 3 — Well,...
by David Morris “Sandra Steingraber, a biologist at Ithaca College described the movement as ‘the biggest since abolition and women’s rights in New York.’” Steingraber is quoted in this piece...
View ArticleThe Promise of Fracking: Impact on New York
by Tom Wilber “Sandra Steingraber, an Ithaca College scholar and a high-profile activist and organizer in the Finger Lakes region, noted that one gas project feeds another: ‘Seneca Lake is located...
View ArticleExxonMobil Put on Mock Trial for ‘Climate Crimes’ by Bill McKibben
by Mychaylo Prystupa “One of the last witnesses was Dr. Steingraber —an eminent U.S. biologist and a distinguished scholar at Ithaca College in New York. She’s considered one of America’s leading...
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