Kids born near fracking may face higher leukemia risk

A new study finds that kids born near fracking sites in Pennsylvania were two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with leukemia between ages 2 and 7.

Fred Mamoun-Yale • futurity
Aug. 22, 2022 ~6 min

Fracking near public water is bad for infant health

"...drilling near an infant's public water source yields poorer birth outcomes and more fracking-related contaminants in public drinking water."

Mark Michaud-Rochester • futurity
April 13, 2022 ~6 min


Muskrats signal future trouble for freshwater deltas

Muskrats are a sort of "canary in the coal mine" for one of the world's largest freshwater deltas, research finds.

Josie Garthwaite-Stanford • futurity
July 15, 2021 ~9 min

Team links fracking to higher heart attack risk

A "natural experiment" on the New York-Pennsylvania border links hydraulic fracking to an increased risk of heart attack, hospitalization, and death.

Mark Michaud-Rochester • futurity
April 28, 2021 ~7 min

Noisy natural gas equipment harms bird reproduction

New research shows how noise from natural gas pipeline compressors affects the reproductive success of some songbirds.

Jeff Mulhollem-Penn State • futurity
Feb. 25, 2021 ~7 min

Method aims to ease trouble from fracking earthquakes

Earthquakes from fracking can damage property and endanger lives. New guidelines on when to slow or halt work may minimize risk.

Josie Garthwaite-Stanford • futurity
May 4, 2020 ~7 min

Fracking isn’t the worst way to get at oil and gas

"The amount of water injected and produced for conventional oil and gas production exceeds that associated with fracking... by well over a factor of 10."

Mari Jensen-Arizona • futurity
Aug. 20, 2019 ~8 min

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