Fracking to come to Boulder County if Erie oil and gas proposal gets approved November 3, 2024
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Deborah Segaloff, a board member of the Colorado chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, expressed concern about health impacts reaching beyond immediate neighbors of the Draco Pad, citing research that links certain birth defects to the proximity of pregnant residents as far as six miles from drilling sites. “This distance translates to a very real health risk for Erie,” she said. Segaloff also voiced concerns that the operations could worsen ozone days.
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