Babies born to moms who lived near fracking wells faced host of health risks, study suggests

After combing through a decade ’s worth of Pennsylvania birth records, researchers have found that pregnant women living within two-thirds of a mile of a hydraulic fracturing well were 25% more likely to give birth to a worryingly small infant than were women who lived at least 10 miles outside...

Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - December 13, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news