Health worries pervade North Texas fracking zone Propped up on a hospital bed, Taylor Ishee listened as his mother shared a conviction that choked her up. His rare cancer had a cause, she believes, and it wasn’t genetics. Others in Texas have drawn the same conclusions about their confounding illnesses. Jana DeGrand, who suffered a heart attack and needed both her gallbladder and her appendix removed. Rebecca Williams, fighting off unexplained rashes, sharp headaches and repeated bouts of pneumonia. Maile Bush, who needed surgery for a sinus infection four rounds of antibiotics couldn’t heal. Annette Wilkes, whose own severe sinus infections were followed by two autoimmune diseases. They all lived for years atop the gas-rich Barnett Shale in North Texas, birthplace of modern hydraulic fracturing. And they all believe exposure to natural gas development triggered their health problems. Read more in englishnetzfrauen.org/2014/12/27/gesundheitliche-risiken-new-york-verbietet-fracking-opfer-aus-texas-berichten-health-worries-pervade-north-texas-fracking-zone/ #Netzfrauen
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 10:22:32 +0000
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