Shifting Chemistry (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

Shifting Chemistry

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A study done in northeastern Pennsylvania suggests that drinking water near hydraulic fracturing sites is undergoing chemical changes. Lead author Beizhan Yan checks out a site on a back road.

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Kevin Krajick/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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