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05/21/2018 / By Edsel Cook

More than 200 chemicals found near fracking wells, some of them are known endocrine disruptors

A recent review of scientific literature has shown that the air in unconventional oil and gas (UOG) facilities – such as fracking wells – are laden with hundreds of potentially dangerous chemicals. Of those air pollutants, more than 30 may harm hormones and the endocrine system, according to a West Virginia Public Broadcasting article. Published in the journal Environmental […]

05/06/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Study: People who live near oil and gas facilities in Colorado are at increased risk of cancer

Colorado researchers have just warned their fellow residents that living near oil and gas facilities will increase the chances of developing cancer. According to an article on The Denver Channel, their state’s current regulations on minimum distances between resident areas and such facilities are not enough to protect public health. The researchers were from the University […]

02/16/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Scientists altered data proving fracking causes earthquakes

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been wreaking havoc all over the nation despite claims that it is not harmful to people or the environment, and now it has emerged that scientists are being forced to cover up the role it plays in earthquakes. The process of fracking involves extracting natural gas by drilling down inside […]

02/13/2018 / By David Williams

Fracking waste is radioactive and endangers human health – there is NO safe way to dispose of it

Hydraulic fracturing – more commonly known as fracking – may still be legal in many states across the U.S., but there’s no denying that it’s a highly controversial practice. In the state of Colorado, which has issued strict guidelines regarding disposal of waste water from fracking sites, has now ruled that the waste is far too dangerous […]

03/02/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Pennsylvania: New report reveals that fracking has caused a large increase in earthquakes

Earthquakes are a rare event in a tectonically peaceful region like Pennsylvania. However, fracking operations triggered a series of small shivers that took place last year, state officials of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced in a recent report. While they were too weak to be felt by humans (they ranged from 1.8 to […]

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