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As drilling ravages Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale, residents 'living in a Petri dish’

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The Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas is the site of one of the biggest energy booms in America, with oil and gas wells sprouting at an unprecedented rate. But local residents fear for their health - not from the water, but from the air they breathe.

Our eight-month investigation reveals the dangers that come with releasing a toxic soup of chemicals into the air and just how little the government of Texas knows - or wants to know - about it.

Continue reading Big Oil, Bad Air: Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas.

 Lynn Buehring in her Karnes City, Texas home, shows the mask and medicine mist that she relies on for breathing.Jim Morrishttp://www.publicintegrity.org/authors/jim-morrisLisa Songhttp://www.publicintegrity.org/authors/lisa-songDavid Hasemyerhttp://www.publicintegrity.org/authors/david-hasemyerhttp://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/02/18/14235/drilling-ravages-texas-eagle-ford-shale-residents-living-petri-dish

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