Washington State University: Natural Gas Flares Likely Source of Respiratory Illness Spike
March 09, 2022
March 09, 2022
PULLMAN, Washington, March 9 (TNSJou) -- Washington State University issued the following news release:
Flaring of natural gas from oil wells appeared to cause an increase of around 11,000 hospital visits for respiratory reasons in North Dakota up to 60 miles away from oil drilling sites, according to new research.
The paper, recently published in the Journal of Public Economics, examines the environmental health costs of flaring, or burning natural gas by-products duri . . .
Flaring of natural gas from oil wells appeared to cause an increase of around 11,000 hospital visits for respiratory reasons in North Dakota up to 60 miles away from oil drilling sites, according to new research.
The paper, recently published in the Journal of Public Economics, examines the environmental health costs of flaring, or burning natural gas by-products duri . . .