🇦🇺 Australia 1d ago · Elena Basso in Allen, Neuquén and Añelo, Argentina

The hidden costs of fracking: boom in Argentina linked to trail of sickness

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The hidden costs of fracking: boom in Argentina linked to trail of sickness
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Families in Vaca Muerta, the centre of Patagonia’s shale operation, report cancers, miscarriages and pollutionIn Allen, a small town in Argentine Patagonia, many people living on the same street ended up falling ill. For some, it was severe migraines, nausea or skin irritation. For others, cancers, congenital abnormalities, miscarriages or stillbirth seemed to affect foetuses or children. People say it all started 13 years ago – when a well was drilled near their homes to extract gas and oil.Cal

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