Worries Over Water As Natural Gas Fracking Expands
Pennsylvania is at the center of a natural gas boom. But getting to the fuel requires a process called hydraulic fracturing that pumps water and chemicals far underground. One scientist is trying to...
View ArticleWith Gas Boom, Pennsylvania Fears New Toxic Legacy
Industry has ruined a lot of Pennsylvania's water. Coal mining companies hammered the state, leaving behind acidic water that turned thousands of miles of streams into dead zones. People in the state...
View ArticleSick From Fracking? Doctors, Patients Seek Answers
Mysterious fumes wafting in from outside have repeatedly sickened several nurses at a rural Pennsylvania health clinic, forcing the clinic to temporarily relocate. Like many other people living near...
View Article'Close Encounters' With Gas Well Pollution
Hundreds of thousands of natural gas wells have sprung up across the country. In Garfield County, Colo., the drilling rigs are so close to homes that some people call them "Close Encounters." When the...
View ArticleMedical Records Could Yield Answers On Fracking
Is fracking making people sick? The question has ignited a national debate. A proposed study in northern Pennsylvania could help resolve the issue. By mining more than 10 years' worth of patient...
View ArticleTown's Effort To Link Fracking And Illness Falls Short
Many residents of Dish, Texas, blame the fracking operations that surround their tiny town for a host of health problems — from nosebleeds to cancer. The former mayor was so scared, he left town. But...
View ArticleFracking's Methane Trail: A Detective Story
Four years ago, an atmospheric scientist near Boulder, Colo., stumbled on surprising air pollution data: The region's levels of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, were far higher than anyone would...
View ArticlePennsylvania Doctors Worry Over Fracking 'Gag Rule'
A new law grants doctors access to information about trade-secret chemicals used in natural gas drilling. Doctors say they need the information to treat patients who may have been exposed to chemicals....
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