The U.S. is a top producer of natural gas and crude oil, mostly due to the growth in fracking. But many people who live near fracking sites are concerned about possible health issues — issues that aren’t being tracked by states or the federal government.
In Ohio, residents have taken matters into their own hands and started their own fracking health registry, Julie Grant (@JulieIGrant) of The Allegheny Front reports.
This story is part of The Allegheny Front’s special series “Who’s Listening?” investigating fracking in Ohio.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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