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A Marcellus shale gas well in Washington County, Pa.
December 23, 2020 | 5:13 AM

State gives $2.5 million to Pitt to study health impacts of fracking

The money will fund two observational epidemiological studies to be finished within two years.

By Rachel McDevitt
FILE - In this May 22, 2017 file photo shown is the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. With nuclear power plant owners seeking a rescue in Pennsylvania, a number of state lawmakers are signaling that they are willing to help, with conditions. Giving nuclear power plants what opponents call a bailout could mean a politically risky vote to hike electric bills. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
March 24, 2019 | 5:03 AM

The Three Mile Island accident and the enduring questions of ties to cancer and deaths

Even the most comprehensive studies have fallen short of drawing conclusive verdicts on the ongoing debate.

By Ivey DeJesus/PennLive
Chris Achenbach-Kimmel stands for a portrait at Elizabethtown College where she works.
March 15, 2019 | 5:00 AM

Thyroid cancer study re-ignites debate over Three Mile Island accident’s health effects

The 2017 Penn State College of Medicine study found a certain type of thyroid cancer to be common to those who were near the nuclear plant during the accident.

By Brett Sholtis