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• Oil and Gas Extraction Workers Face “Disproportionate” Risk of Work-Place Injuries: CDC

  February 13, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  A CDC study reveals oil and gas workers, particularly contractors, face disproportionately high risks of work-related injuries, often resulting in hospitalization or lost limbs.

• Study Finds Heavy Presence of PFAS in Fracking Chemicals

  November 7, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report reveals that the oil and gas industry injected tens of millions of tons of unidentified chemicals into Pennsylvania hydraulic fracturing wells, some of which included toxic PFAS, which have been linked to numerous health risks.

• EPA Failed to Enforce Benzene Limits on Oil Industry: OIG Report

  September 11, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  An internal review found that the EPA's regulation of benzene emissions from oil refineries are insufficient, and that the agency failed to enforce them even when the health of nearby communities were threatened.

• Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Leak Benzene, Other Volatile Organic Compounds, Study Warns

  June 16, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that abandoned oil and gas wells commonly emit high levels of benzene, a known cancer-causing agent.

• EPA Agrees to Review Oil and Gas Air Pollution Regulations to Resolve Lawsuit by Environmental Groups

  April 20, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The EPA and several environmental groups have entered into a consent decree requiring the agency to put in place updated regulations on oil and gas air pollution.

• Living Near Fracking Sites Could Triple the Risk of Childhood Leukemia, Researchers Warn

  August 23, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that children living near hydraulic fracturing operations face an increased risk of leukemia.

• Report Finds 1.4M Pennsylvanians Live Within “Threat Radius” Of Oil and Gas Wells Amid Hydrofracking Concerns

  May 19, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new interactive map warns that millions of Americans and thousands of schools and communities live within the so-called "threat radius" of oil and gas wells, where they face a higher risk of adverse health consequences.

• Hydraulic Fracturing Exposure Could Increase Risk of Preterm Births, Researchers Warn

  April 7, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links living near hydraulic fracturing site may increase a woman's chance of giving birth preterm or having a baby with low birth weight, Canadian researchers warn.

• Study Finds Toxic Chemicals In Hydrofracking Wastewater

  February 23, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns of dangerous chemicals found in wastewater releases from hydraulic fracturing which can include lead, atrazine and uranium.

• Living Downwind of Hydrofracking Sites Increases Risk of Death for Elderly Residents: Study

  February 3, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study reveals that elderly residents living near hydrofracking wells and other unconventional oil and gas mining operations face an increased risk of death.