March 27, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas — A review by a University of Texas at Austin
researcher highlights the rapid proliferation of gas industry operations
in urban areas and questions whether state and federal air pollution
regulatory programs are well designed to ensure health and safety. The
review recommends increased government monitoring, health impact studies
and regulation of air pollution.
The findings by Rachael Rawlins, faculty member in the UT Community and Regional Planning Program in the School of Architecture, were recently published in the Virginia Environmental Law Journal.
They were based on a comprehensive review and analysis of air quality
monitoring, regulation and health effect studies of hydraulic fracturing
on the Barnett Shale in Texas.
The Barnett Shale is home to the most intensive hydraulic fracturing
and gas production activities ever undertaken in a densely urbanized
area. The Barnett Shale includes the Dallas/Fort Worth area, where
thousands of oil and gas wells have been drilled in and around
neighborhoods. MORE
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