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Environmental Justice: Health & Environmental Effects of Fracking

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How Natural Gas Works
Union of Concerned Scientists

Health & Environmental Effects of "Fracking"

After a decade of research, here’s what scientists know about the health impacts of fracking
Environmental Health News. April 15, 2019
Associations of unconventional natural gas development with depression symptoms and disordered sleep in Pennsylvania
NCBI, NIH, Scientific Reports 2018
Drilling and Production Activity Related to Unconventional Gas Development and Severity of Preterm Birth
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2018
Environmental Health Concerns From Unconventional Natural Gas Development
Global Public Health
Environmental Impacts of Natural Gas
Union of Concerned Scientists
9 Ways Fracking Is The Worst — Climate Change Is Top Of The List
Food & Water Watch. June 4, 2019
Fracking Linked to Negative Health Effects in Infants, Study Says
Time, Dec 13, 2017
The Heath Implications of Unconventional Natural Gas Development in Pennsylvania
Health Economics, 13 March 2018. Click PDF for full article
Hydraulic fracturing and infant health: New evidence from Pennsylvania
Science Advances 13 Dec 2017:
Vol. 3, no. 12, e1603021
The Natural Gas Gamble: A Risky Bet on America's Clean Energy Future (2015)
Union of Concerned Scientists
New, Major Evidence That Fracking Harms Human Health
The Atlantic. Dec 13 2017
Potential Health and Environmental Effects of Hydrofracking in the Williston Basin, Montana
Teach the Earth, Carlton College. Good explanation of fracking, and the potential environmental and health effects. List of recommended articles
Rating the States on Their Risk of Natural Gas Overreliance
Union of Concerned Scientists

Overview

Risks and Concerns of Fracking

Contamination of groundwater
Methane pollution and its impact on climate change
Air pollution impacts
Exposure to toxic chemicals
Blowouts due to gas explosion
Waste disposal
Large volume water use in water-deficient regions
Fracking-induced earthquakes
Workplace safety
Infrastructure degradation