Highlights
May 2014 Letter to New York Governor Cuomo and Acting Department of Health Commissioner Zucker
Sandra Steingraber is co-founder of Concerned Health Professionals of New York (CHPNY), an initiative to amplify the voices of hundreds of health professionals in New York about fracking. On May 29, 2014, joined by 25 health and medical organizations and over 200 individual health professionals and scientists, they wrote, “[t]he totality of the science… shows that permitting fracking in New York would pose significant threats to the air, water, health and safety of New Yorkers.” Read the full letter
A New Environmentalism for an Unfractured Future: European Commission “Green Week” 2014 
Steingraber presented a keynote speech for the New Environmentalism Summit of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. Watch the video or read the transcript
Sandra Steingraber Speaks on the Health Impacts of Fracking in Pungesti, Romania
Read Steingraber’s statement responding to events she witnessed in Pungesti with the community.
Short Video: Fracking and the Un-Hoodwinking of America
New Yorkers Against Fracking
In 2011, Sandra Steingraber received the prestigious Heinz Award. By donating the cash prize to the anti-fracking movement, she became, in 2012, the co-founder of New Yorkers Against Fracking, a statewide coalition of more than 280 grassroots organizations.
Americans Who Tell the Truth Portrait
Robert Shetterly’s Americans Who Tell the Truth (AWTT) portraits and narratives highlight citizens who courageously address issues of social, environmental, and economic fairness. See AWTT’s page on Sandra Steingraber.
Film
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Future First 2014 Women's Congress for Future Generations
Nov 07, 2014 - Nov 09, 2014(Minneapolis, MN)University of Iowa
Mar 07, 2015(Iowa City, IA)WildEarth Guardians
Sep 25, 2015(Santa Fe, NM)Recent Speaking Engagements
In the Media
- 10 Arrested as Human Blockade Continues Protesting Methane Gas Storage Facility Oct 29, 2014
“We are not going away…The campaign against dangerous gas storage in abandoned salt caverns near our beloved lake will continue with political pressure on our elected officials—who should be protecting our drinking water, our health and our wine, and tourism-based economy—and nonviolent acts of civil disobedience.” Ecowatch covers the ongoing protest at Crestwood’s gas storage facility on Seneca Lake. Read the article
- Update: Another Crestwood Protest Leads to Arrests Oct 29, 2014
by Jim Murray
“What we are attempting is to put a halt to methane storage, which can be inherently dangerous… We hope that by showing the depth of our resistance, we can shine a spotlight on this menace in our community. This is just the first step in an enduring campaign. This isn’t over at all. I’m proud to be arrested for preserving water.” Steingraber quoted in the Elmira Star-Gazette on the day of her second arrest. Read the article
- Anti-Fracking Leader, 9 Others Arrested At Upstate Protest Oct 29, 2014
“Among those arrested was Sandra Steingraber, a biologist and author who is co-founder of Concerned Health Professionals of New York, a group opposed to shale gas development using high-volume hydraulic fracturing.” CBS News covers Steingraber’s act of civil disobedience at Seneca Lake. Read the article
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