Reid Frazier | Allegheny Front
Energy Reporter for The Allegheny Front-
A team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found children living near shale gas activities in Southwest Pennsylvania had a higher risk of developing lymphoma. But the group found no association between oil and gas activity and other childhood cancers, including Ewing’s sarcoma.
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A new study found higher levels of radioactive materials in rivers and streams near municipal wastewater treatment plants that handled runoff from landfills that accept fracking waste from Pennsylvania.