This sentence is starting to hit home with me.

JBK

"Dozens of scientists, including four from the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, warned NY Gov. Cuomo that it will be practically impossible for municipal drinking water systems to protect against chemicals used in natural gas hydraulic fracturing,...."

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Betty Wiley betty.w304@gmail.com 9/18/2011 12:34 AM >>>

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*SCIENTISTS: DRILLING THREAT TO WATER*

September 16, 2011 - Dozens of scientists, including four from the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, warned NY Gov. Cuomo that it will be practically impossible for municipal drinking water systems to protect against chemicals used in natural gas hydraulic fracturing, also called hydrofracking.****

Their letter to the governor, released Thursday, was signed by 59 experts from 18 states and seven foreign countries, included scientists from **** Cornell** **University**, the State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and the ****State** **University**** at Stony Brook.** **

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Scientists-Drilling-threat-to-water-...

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*SCIENCE LAGS AS HEALTH PROBLEMS EMERGE NEAR GAS FIELDS*

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September 16, 2011 – Hydraulic fracturing, along with other processes used to drill wells, generates emissions and millions of gallons of hazardous waste that are dumped into open-air pits. The pits have been shown to leak into groundwater and also give off chemical emissions as the fluids evaporate. Residents' most common complaints are respiratory infections, headaches, neurological impairment, nausea and skin rashes. More rarely, they have reported more serious effects, from miscarriages and tumors to benzene poisoning and cancer.

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ProPublica examined government environmental reports and private lawsuits, and interviewed scores of residents, physicians and toxicologists in four states -- **Colorado**, **Texas**, **Wyoming** and ****Pennsylvania**** -- that are drilling hot spots. Our review showed that cases like Wallace-Babb's go back a decade in parts of **Colorado** and ****Wyoming****, where drilling has taken place for years. They are just beginning to emerge in ****Pennsylvania****, where the Marcellus Shale drilling boom began in earnest in 2008.

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http://www.propublica.org/article/science-lags-as-health-problems-emerge-nea...

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