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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 […]

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 […]

07/16/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Progressives freaking out over uptick in birth rates among families earning money from the fracking industry

In March of this year, PJ Media published a piece about a report from the Congressional Budget Office, which found that more babies will be born as a result of the American Health Care Act, because the bill cuts Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood. Strangely, a couple of leftists objected to the idea of more […]

12/13/2016 / By David Gutierrez

Montana: Several thousand snow geese die after landing in toxic, acidic water

(NaturalNews) Thousands of snow geese were burned and poisoned to death when they landed in a Montana mine tailings lake filled with acid and toxic metals. The 700-acre Berkeley Pit is a massive crevice left behind from nearly 30 years of copper mining. It filled up with water 900 feet deep, which then accumulated toxic […]

07/28/2016 / By frackingwatch

Another reason fracking sucks: Study links fracking to even more health problems

You know the old saying: “Another day, another study linking fracking to health problems.” (Article by Katie Herzog) A new study from the Yale School of Public Health links the chemicals used in fracking with potential reproductive and developmental problems. This isn’t exactly new — we’ve known for some time that fracking is connected with lowered sperm counts, […]

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