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Living near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development linked with increased risk of early death

HARVARD T.H. CHAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Boston, MA – Elderly people living near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD)—which involves extraction methods including directional (non-vertical) drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking—are at higher risk of early death compared with elderly individuals who don’t live near such operations, according to a large...