February 19, 2026
Hosted by Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Science at Duquesne University, this free, day-long conference brings together researchers, health professionals, journalists, policymakers, and community leaders to examine the public health impacts of oil and gas development—and the pathways toward accountability and change.
Conference Agenda Highlights
8:30 AM – Registration & Breakfast
9:00 AM – Opening Remarks
9:15 AM – Research on Childhood Cancer & Health Studies
Lauren Mintsky, PhD • Kathy Nolan, MD • Dani Wilson
Moderator: Alison Steele, MBA
10:25 AM – Exposing Sources of Industry-Related Health Impacts
Gary Allison, PhD • Kimberly Terrell, PhD
Moderator: Aaron Barchowsky, PhD
11:30 AM – Public Dialogue Through Media
Reid R. Frazier • Quinn Glabicki • Susan Phillips
Moderator: Emily Copeland, Esq
12:50 PM – Lunch Keynote
Bilal Motley, Director of Midnight Oil
1:35 PM – Oil and Gas Policy: Loopholes, Legislation & Accountability
Cindy Fisher • Senator Katie Muth
Moderator: Matt Mehalik, PhD
2:40 PM – Community Success & Organizing
Tracy Carluccio • Sandy Field • Sean O’Leary
Moderator: Josephine Gingerich
3:45 PM – Creative Protests
4:45 PM – Afternoon Keynote
Ross Harris, Deputy Director of Souladarity
The conference is free to attend, but registration is required.
Whether you are a health professional, researcher, advocate, policymaker, student, or community member, this conference offers critical insight into how science, policy, media, and organizing intersect and what it will take to build a future beyond sacrifice.
We hope you’ll join us and share this invitation with your networks.