Today’s news is about air pollution caused by Fracking and risks to your health. People at any length from the oil and gas drilling can cause many types of health risks which includes birth defects, blood disorders, respiratory problems, nervous system impacts and cancer. This raises a lot questions, as to why people still do it? That’s a big question that I would like to get answered. Don’t these fracking mutton heads know that they are hurting themselves? A quote from the great NDRC senior scientist Miriam Rotkin-Ellman, “The health risks from fracking are not limited to what’s in our drinking water—oil and gas operations are also poisoning the air we breathe” (cnn). Well, isn't that just beautiful fracking is also poisoning the air. What else can these great accomplished men do? Well, nothing, they are not only hurting the planet but the people. People need to be more aware of the problems that fracking causes and do something about it. We can’t just sit around watching tv and wait for the sicknesses to hit us like we are targets or something. However, the federal and state governments don't find it a problem, and so they are just shooing away the problem like a fly. “Unfortunately, air pollution impacts have gone largely ignored by federal and state agencies to date. The Environmental Protection Agency, as well as state governments, must address air pollution from oil and gas development in order to protect the health of neighboring residents” (cnn). People should take this information seriously and do something about it. I mean I would if I wasn’t busy writing blogs for you guys. But someone has to keep you posted on the environmental issues.
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