Forum on Fracking, Environmental Health, and Gender Justice

The Global Health Justice and Governance Program (GHJG) and Chelsea Clinton, Adjunct Assistant Professor within the Department of Health Policy and Management and GHJG Cooperating Faculty, hosted a virtual forum “Fracking, Environmental Health & Gender Justice” for scientists, advocates, and policy experts to share findings and strategies to address the public health implications of fracking. The convening provided cross-disciplinary engagement on fracking and was structured around the following four areas of inquiry, featured as panel discussions: State of the Evidence; Impact/Leadership of Indigenous Communities and Gender Justice; Regulatory Context and Governance Surrounding Fracking; and Evidence to Action. PSE Executive Director Dr. Seth Shonkoff’s presentation on “The Public Health Dimensions of Oil and Gas Wastewater Reuse in California: The Science-Policy Context” can be seen in the recording of the webinar below.