Part 1:
Harmful chemicals and unknowns haunt Pennsylvanians
surrounded by fracking
Part 2:
The stress of being surrounded
Part 3:
Distrust of frackers, abandoned by regulators
Part 4:
Buffered from fracking but still battling pollution
The report revealed:
• Evidence of harmful chemicals like benzene, ethylbenzene, styrene, and toluene in the bodies of adults and children at levels up to 91 times higher than is seen in the average American.
• Cancer-causing chemicals in air samples at levels exceeding recommended safety thresholds.
• Harmful chemicals like benzene, naphthalene, and xylene in drinking water.
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The 2-year investigation also exposed a regulatory system that favors shale gas development at the expense of residents’ mental, physical, and social wellbeing. The investigation was conducted by EHN staff reporter and investigative journalist Kristina Marusic.
Kristina Marusic
Award-Winning Journalist
Pittsburgh, PA
https://www.ehn.org/fractured-series-on-fracking-pollution-2650624600/fractured-fracking