Well-managed fracking poses 'low' health risks

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Public Health England report confirms properly run and regulated shale gas projects should only pose a low risk to public health

The public will only face low levels of health risk from shale gas projects, assuming that such projects are "properly run and regulated". That is the conclusion of a new draft report from Public Health...

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