Showing posts with label Fracking Madness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fracking Madness. Show all posts

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Fracking linked to low birth weight in Pennsylvania babies

ScienceNews

Study of birth records finds association between infant health and mom’s proximity to production sites. Story here.

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Friday, October 11, 2013

Saturday, February 2, 2013

North Dakota Went Boom


New York Times Magazine
It’s hard to think of what oil hasn’t done to life in the small communities of western North Dakota, good and bad. It has minted millionaires, paid off mortgages, created businesses; it has raised rents, stressed roads, vexed planners and overwhelmed schools; it has polluted streams, spoiled fields and boosted crime. Full story here.

Diesel vehicles in oil sands operations contribute to regional pollution

EurekAlert Wildfires, cigarette smoking and vehicles all emit a potentially harmful compound called isocyanic acid. The substance has been l...