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Toxic chemicals, carcinogens skyrocket near fracking sites
2014-10-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
US News World Report: Oil and gas wells across the country are spewing dangerous" cancer-causing chemicals into the air, according to a new study that further corroborates reports of health problems around hydraulic fracturing sites. This is a significant public health risk, says Dr. David Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany-State University of New York and lead author of the study, which was published Thursday in the journal Environmental Health. Cancer...
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