/tags/npr-series-fracking-boom-missing-answers NPR Series: Fracking Boom: Missing Answers en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:23:10 GMT /environment/2012-08-20/garfield-county-teams-up-with-csu-to-study-natural-gas-emissions CSU researchers met with Garfield County commissioners today to discuss plans for a $1.76 million, three-year research project examining emissions… Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:23:10 GMT /environment/2012-08-20/garfield-county-teams-up-with-csu-to-study-natural-gas-emissions Grace Hood /npr-news/2012-05-17/pennsylvania-doctors-worry-over-fracking-gag-rule A new law grants doctors access to information about trade-secret chemicals used in natural gas drilling. Doctors say they need the information to treat patients who may have been exposed to chemicals. But the law also says doctors can't tell anyone else — not even other doctors — about what's in the formulas. Thu, 17 May 2012 21:30:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-05-17/pennsylvania-doctors-worry-over-fracking-gag-rule Susan Phillips /npr-news/2012-05-17/frackings-methane-trail-a-detective-story Four years ago, an atmospheric scientist near Boulder, Colo., stumbled on surprising air pollution data: The region's levels of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, were far higher than anyone would have expected. What was going on? The search for an answer led straight to the natural gas and oil fields of northern Colorado. Thu, 17 May 2012 07:24:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-05-17/frackings-methane-trail-a-detective-story Elizabeth Shogren /npr-news/2012-05-16/towns-effort-to-link-fracking-and-illness-falls-short Many residents of Dish, Texas, blame the fracking operations that surround their tiny town for a host of health problems — from nosebleeds to cancer. The former mayor was so scared, he left town. But scientists who've studied Dish say there's not enough evidence to link natural gas operations to any illness. Wed, 16 May 2012 20:14:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-05-16/towns-effort-to-link-fracking-and-illness-falls-short Jon Hamilton /npr-news/2012-05-16/medical-records-could-yield-answers-on-fracking Is fracking making people sick? The question has ignited a national debate. A proposed study in northern Pennsylvania could help resolve the issue. By mining more than 10 years' worth of patient records, researchers hope to better understand the potential impact of hydraulic fracturing on health. Wed, 16 May 2012 07:04:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-05-16/medical-records-could-yield-answers-on-fracking Jon Hamilton /npr-news/2012-05-15/close-encounters-with-gas-well-pollution Hundreds of thousands of natural gas wells have sprung up across the country. In Garfield County, Colo., the drilling rigs are so close to homes that some people call them "Close Encounters." When the gas boom began a decade ago, residents began asking: Is it safe to live this close? Their quest for answers became too polarizing to pursue. Tue, 15 May 2012 19:31:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-05-15/close-encounters-with-gas-well-pollution Elizabeth Shogren /npr-news/2012-05-15/sick-from-fracking-doctors-patients-seek-answers Mysterious fumes wafting in from outside have repeatedly sickened several nurses at a rural Pennsylvania health clinic, forcing the clinic to temporarily relocate. Like many other people living near gas wells around the country, the clinic's staff wonder whether the industry in their backyard is making them sick. Tue, 15 May 2012 07:03:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-05-15/sick-from-fracking-doctors-patients-seek-answers Rob Stein