Reply #1: K&R.

[proverbialwisdom]

Thank you for posting - definitely a subject I ought to know more about.

http://www.propublica.org/article/science-lags-as-health-problems-emerge-near-gas-fields

Science Lags As Health Problems Emerge Near Gas Fields


Susan Wallace-Babb, wearing the oxygen mask she has to wear almost every day outside, walks with her dog at home in Winnsboro, Texas, on Sept. 12, 2011. (Erin Trieb for ProPublica)

by Abrahm Lustgarten and Nicholas Kusnetz
ProPublica, Sep. 16, 2011, 5:35 p.m.

This article is part of an ongoing investigation:

http://www.propublica.org/series/fracking
Fracking: Gas Drilling's Environmental Threat
The promise of abundant natural gas is colliding with fears about water contamination.