Fracking Archives

10.01.2024 factory stacks with smoke with a red and blue gradient filter. climate concept

Public Health on the Ballot: Climate

A look at where the presidential candidates stand on issues surrounding climate, past and present.

Editor Mallory Bersi

12.06.2022 a graph of a number of individuals

Freaking Fracking

Living within two kilometers of a fracking site is associated with two to three times greater risk of developing leukemia, according to Pennsylvania data.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

09.27.2021 wells map

Too Close for Comfort

Researchers examined the mental health impacts of non-traditional oil extractions on residents in Colorado.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

03.02.2018 Two graphs showing growth of wells in boomtowns and the gonorrhea incidence rate

What the Frack?

In some communities fracking is an essential boom for local economies that brings jobs, higher wages, and lower unemployment rates. But the fracking industry can also have a negative effect.

Fellow Erin Polka

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