Researchers and concerned citizens are watching Pennsylvanian hydraulic fracturing sites from above, according to a recent report from Smithsonian magazine. John Hopkins scientists have been looking for a connection between poor health and chemical exposure by tracking fracking sites. <\/p>\n
State officials can\u2019t reveal the sites\u2019 locations, so the researchers partnered with Sky Truth, a non-profit organization, to locate the fracking waste ponds.<\/p>\n
Sky Truth\u2019s project involved 200 volunteers spotting fracking ponds on satellite images. Sky Truth recently released their map which shows 500 fracking ponds, a little over 45 times as many ponds in 2005. The scientists\u2019 next task is studying asthma patients who live near the sites to see if their health has worsened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Researchers and concerned citizens are watching Pennsylvanian hydraulic fracturing sites from above, according to a recent report from Smithsonian magazine. John Hopkins scientists have been looking for a connection between poor health and chemical exposure by tracking fracking sites. State officials can\u2019t reveal the sites\u2019 locations, so the researchers partnered with Sky Truth, a non-profit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":20067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,7],"tags":[133,103],"class_list":["post-20070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-earth-atmosphere","category-news","tag-fracking","tag-news-2"],"remote_post_permalink":false,"remote_post_featured_image":false,"yoast_head":"\n