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The Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Proposed Natural-Gas Pipeline Build-Out in New York

We estimate that the potential buildout of the ten proposed natural gas pipelines and associated compressor stations in New York State would increase statewide greenhouse gas emissions, driving the state's 2030 greenhouse gas goals virtually out of reach.

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Our three formal areas of research — Clean Energy, Energy and Environment, and Environmental Health — focus on the overlap of energy production, public health, and the natural environment. We publish vetted, scientific analyses to inform state and federal policy.

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Presentations October 21, 2020

PSE’s Dr. Shonkoff Presentation with AAAS EPI Center on Public Health Hazards of Abandoned and Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells

Workshop: Analyzing the Challenges of Improperly Abandoned and Orphaned Wells

Seth B.C. Shonkoff, PhD, MPH

Presentations October 6, 2020

PSE’s Dr. Shonkoff Presentation for Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

Seth B.C. Shonkoff, PhD, MPH

Technical Reports July 30, 2020

The Public Health Dimensions of California Wildfire and Wildfire Prevention, Mitigation and Suppression

Lee Ann Hill, MPH, Rachel Blythe, MPH, Elena Krieger, PhD, Audrey Smith, MPH, Ana McPhail, PhD, Seth B.C. Shonkoff, PhD, MPH

Technical Reports May 30, 2020

Contextualizing Quantitative Optical Gas Imaging Samples of Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Activities in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas

Lee Ann Hill, MPH, Zoya Banan, PhD, Seth B.C. Shonkoff, PhD, MPH

Peer-Reviewed Publications April 9, 2020

Reported Methane Emissions from Active Oil and Gas Wells in Pennsylvania, 2014-2018

Anthony Ingraffea, PhD, PE, Renee Santoro

Research Briefs April 8, 2020

Evaluating the potential for renewables, storage, and energy efficiency to offset retiring nuclear power generation in New York

Annie Dillon, MS