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March 20, 2012

Fracking Can Cause Air Pollution, Too

Mary Duenwald, Bloomberg


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Complaints about the potential bad environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing have centered on water contamination. But fracking can also affect the air -- particularly during the period when the wells are being built. . .

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