by Jessica Corbett
“Amid celebrations of AMLO’s vow to ban fracking, Dr. Sandra Steingraber, a New York-based biologist and anti-fracking activist, noted the president-elect’s oil plans and urged him to listen to Mexico’s anti-pipeline activists who are ‘risking life and freedom’ in their fight against dirty energy.” Steingraber’s tweet in response to statements by the president-elect of Mexico is picked up by Common Dreams. Read the article
by Francesca Rheannon
“I think this is Carson at her finest in terms of being able to weave a spell with language and keep people turning the pages.” Writer’s Voice features a long interview with Steingraber, discussing The Library of America’s Silent Spring and Other Writings on the Environment by Rachel Carson. Listen or read here
by Barbara Bernstein
“This bridge metaphor, that somehow natural gas is the cleanest of this unholy trinity of fossils fuels — coal, oil and gas — was always part of an industry talking point.” Full-hour interview on fracking with Dr. Steingraber on Oregon’s KBOO Community Radio. Listen here
by Mary Pols
“The introduction by Sandra Steingraber, an environmentalist and author inspired by Carson, gives an excellent overview of her career.” Portland Maine’s Press Herald includes the new Library of America “Silent Spring & Other Writings on the Environment” in its Summer Reading Guide. Read the article
by Evan Dawson and Megan Mack
“When David slays Goliath with a slingshot made of science, love, and grassroots political power, it allows people to give up their self-defeatism, it allows people to feel that we can win.” Dr. Steingraber is interviewed on WXXI’s Connections following the rejection by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation of the liquefied petroleum gas storage project on Seneca Lake. Listen here
by Sharon Kelly
“‘It’s bad for public health, it’s bad for the climate, and all for the end of churning out ever more plastic, which is already killing the oceans. We’ve got sea life dying from the inside out as they swallow plastic bags,’ said biologist Sandra Steingraber, co-founder of New Yorkers Against Fracking.” DeSmog covers Steingraber’s recent rally speech in West Chester, PA. Read the article
by Bill Rettew
“Saturday’s event attracted national speakers, including New York biologist and poet Sandra Steingraber…. ‘My community in the Finger Lakes of New York stands in solidarity with Chester County as we fight to protect our families from menace of fracking and its many toxic, explosive tentacles.’” Steingraber’s participation in a West Chester, PA rally against fracked gas pipelines is noted in the area’s Daily Local News. Read the article
by Tim Williams
“Activists are calling on the Department of Environmental Conservation to quash an unpopular plan to store liquefied propane in Schuyler County mines after reports that the cavern may have leaks. Sandra Steingraber, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Ithaca College and author, explained the impact this may have on the surrounding environment.” WCNY’s Capitol Pressroom speaks to Steingraber about recent developments regarding Seneca Lake gas storage. Listen here
by Mary Pols
“There are many parallels between Steingraber and Carson that made her a logical choice to edit the Library of America’s Carson book.” The Portland Press Herald speaks with Dr. Steingraber about the new book as well as her upcoming appearance in Falmouth, Maine. Read the article
by Maura Stephens
“Cornell’s Anthony Ingraffea gave one of the critical Bedrock Lectures on Human Rights and Climate Change leading up to the weeklong tribunal, and Steingraber gave the keynote speech on Monday evening.” This press release on Common Dreams provides an overview mid-way through the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal Session on Human Rights, Fracking and Climate Change, held in Corvallis, Oregon. Read the article