Fracking’s potential link to health risks is drawing more scrutiny October 15, 2024
Observer-Reporter
“The science is in. Study after study shows fracking can’t be done safely anywhere, including in Pennsylvania,” said Dr. Ned Ketyer, president of Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania and who lives in Washington County, the most heavily fracked county in the state. “Look, we have enough scientific and medical studies, we have enough data to say fracking is dangerous, and the closer you live to it, the higher the risk to you and your family.”
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