Fracking Poisoning Families at Alarming Rate

For related articles and more information, please visit OCA's Politics and Democracy page , Environment and Climate Resource Center page and our Pennsylvania News page . Residents living near gas fracking sites suffer an increasingly high rate of health problems now linked to pollutants used in the gas extraction process, according to a new report released Thursday. The study, conducted by Earthworks' Oil & Gas Accountability Project, pulled from a survey of 108 Pennsylvania residents in 14 counties, and a series of air and water tests. The results showed close to 70 percent of participants reported an increase in throat irritation and roughly 80 percent suffered from sinus problems after natural gas extraction companies moved to their areas. The symptoms intensify the closer the residents are to the fracking sites. "We use water for nothing other than flushing the commode...

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