**Join us at the next Allegheny County Board of Health (BOH) meeting to demand that all new fracking be prohibited in Allegheny County.**
It can no longer be denied: Fracking can’t be done without threatening human health and climate stability. Just as recently as 2023, a state-funded health study in southwest PA found that fracking correlates with increased rates of asthma and low birth weight, as well as sharply elevated risk of childhood lymphoma _(5-7 times the national average)_.
Per the Pennsylvania Disease and Prevention Control Act of 1955, “Local boards and departments of health shall be primarily responsible for the prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable disease… in accordance with the regulations of the board and subject to the supervision and guidance of the department.” *This means that the Allegheny County BOH is responsible for and has the power to enact policy to prevent the incredibly harmful effects of fracking!*
**RSVP to receive details and reminders, as well as talking points for submitting in-person and written comments.** See you there!
**_The BOH requires speakers to sign up at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Please make sure to sign up by 12:00pm ET the day before the scheduled meeting_**