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Amid Fracking Boom, Concerns Over Cancer Rates

Dramatic increases in oil and gas production, and the drilling technique called fracking, have been tied to elevated levels of air pollution in Texas, stirring concerns over health risks like cancer.

by Dave Fehling, Houston Public Media

A worker untangles a hose at a Fountain Quail water management and treatment facility in Roanoake, Texas. Fountain Quail cleans and separates water used in fracking for natural gas removal.
Credit: Matt Nager for The New York Times

Dramatic increases in oil and gas production, and the drilling technique called fracking, have been tied to elevated levels of air pollution in Texas, stirring concerns over health risks to residents, like cancer. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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Dave Fehling

HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA

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