Hydrofracked? One Man's Mystery Leads To A Backlash Against Natural Gas Drilling by Edgar Lustgarten

One Man's Mystery Leads To A Backlash Against Natural Gas Drilling

When a local man experiences a baffling illness (and then dies under mysterious circumstances), his case prompts investigators, neighbors and journalists to probe nearby natural gas drilling operations; their uncovering of contaminated water, lax regulation and industry secrecy ignites community outrage, legal challenges and a broader public backlash against hydraulic fracturing as activists push for accountability and policy change.