Doctors call for ban on fracking until further research is conducted

‘Pennsylvania is ground zero for natural gas “fracking,” a controversial energy extraction method that involves blasting chemicals into the ground to break up shale rock and release gas resources. But the Pennsylvania Medical Society recently came out in opposition to the destructive practice, voting unanimously to propose an immediate moratorium on fracking until its environmental and public health consequences are fully determined.
At the 16,000-member society’s recent annual meeting, the 300 members of its House of Delegates resoundingly called on the state to disallow fracking, proposing the establishment of an independent health registry to begin tracking the long-term impacts of fracking, primarily as it pertains to public health. Increasing evidence shows that fracking is producing more damage than benefits, at least as far as people and the environment are concerned.’
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