Gov. Shapiro Plans to Use Fake Pitt Studies to Push BIG Setbacks

This is so frustrating. Last week, the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) issued fake research reports that supposedly link proximity to shale wells with a minuscule (less than one-tenth of one percent) rise in one type of childhood cancer (see Pitt Releases Fake Research, Claims PA Fracking Linked to Kid Cancer). The so-called research has been destroyed by rational analysis and the fact the data used by Pitt was garbage to begin with (see EID, MSC Destroy Pitt Fake Study Tying Fracking to Cancer in Kids). However, the state Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) is now relying on that erroneous research, using it as an excuse to jack up setbacks--the amount of distance from a new well and nearby structures like homes, businesses, and schools.

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