Pennsylvania residents living near natural gas wells have reported a range of health problems including respiratory difficulties, skin rashes, severe headaches and fatigue.
Those findings come from a survey that Earthworks, a Washington-based environmental group, conducted of 108 residents in 14 Pennsylvania counties, Bloomberg reports.
According to the report, more than 5,000 wells have been drilled in Pennsylvania’s portion of the Marcellus Shale — a gas-rich underground formation that also extends ...
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