A pharmacologist and a veterinarian pull back the curtain on the human and animal health effects of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking
Across the country, fracking the extraction of natural gas by hydraulic fracturing is being touted as the nation s answer to energy independence and a fix for a flagging economy. Drilling companies assure us that the process is safe, politicians push through drilling legislation without a serious public-health debate, and those who speak out are marginalized, their silence purchased by gas companies and their warnings about the dangers of fracking stifled....