Responding to a new report that finds regulation can help mitigate the public health risks associated with fracking, Greenpeace Energy Campaigner Leila Deen said:
“Today's report is a timely reminder of the risks inherent in fracking, and the potential long-term health impacts from industrial activity, traffic and the process of firing cocktails of chemicals into the ground in a densely populated country.
"The government has so far responded to these risks by cutting the budget of the environmental regulator and effectively allowing companies to mark their own homework when it comes to monitoring.”
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Public Health England’s statement and report can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/shale-gas-extraction-emissions-are-a-low-risk-to-public-health
