The Social Costs of Fracking
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Much of the national discussion about fracking has focused on the obvious environmental risks, while the social costs of fracking have been largely ignored. This study is the first detailed, long-term analysis of the social costs of fracking borne by rural Pennsylvania communities.
Much of the national discussion about fracking has focused on the obvious environmental risks, while the social costs of fracking have been largely ignored. This study is the first detailed, long-term analysis of the social costs of fracking borne by rural Pennsylvania communities.
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The Social Costs of
A PENNSYLVANIA CASE STUDY
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Execuive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Inroducion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3The Social Coss o Fracking Boomowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The High Social Cos o Fracking in Rural Pennsylvania Counies: Analysis and Findings . . . 5
Truck crashes rise in Pennsylvania rural racked counies; seepes jumps and rends in mos heavily racked counies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
Social disorder crimes increased in rural Pennsylvania counies wih he highes densiies o racking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sexually ransmited inecion rose ases in rural Pennsylvania counies where racking began. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8Conclusion and Recommendaions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Mehodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Endnoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
