21 Oct '12, 1pm

Fracking in PA Poisoning Communities as Floodgates Open for Drilling on Campuses, Public Parks

Fracking in PA Poisoning Communities as Floodgates Open for Drilling on Campuses, Public Parks

Pennsylvania recently passed Act 147 - also known as the Indigenous Mineral Resources Development Act - opening up the floodgates for hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") on the campuses of its public universities . As noted in a recent post by DeSmog , the shale gas industry hasn't limited Version 2.0 of "frackademics " to PA's campuses, but is also fracking close to hundreds of K-12 schools across the country, as well. We noted the devastating health consequences of fracking close to a middle school/high school in Le Roy, New York, where at least 18 cases of Tourette Syndrome-like outbreaks have been reported by its students. This has moved Erin Brockovich 's law firm to investigate the case, telling USA Today , "We don't have all the answers, but we are suspicious. The community asked us to help and this is what we do." Earthworks Oil and Gas Accountability 's just-publish...

Full article: http://www.desmogblog.com/2012/10/19/study-fracking-pa-po...

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