Study finds living near fracking sites increases risks for elderly

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A new study by Harvard medical researchers contends that elderly people who live near or downwind from fracking sites at oil and gas wells are more likely to die prematurely.

 

 

Researchers from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health studied the health records of 15 million people on Medicare living in all significant drilling regions from 2001 to 2015.

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