Fracking industry wells associated with increased risk of asthma attacks

Monday, July 18, 2016 - 13:31 in Biology & Nature

People with asthma who live near bigger or larger numbers of active unconventional natural gas wells operated by the fracking industry in Pennsylvania are 1.5 to four times likelier to have asthma attacks than those who live farther away, new research suggests.

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