In recent months, the Mercer family has risen to prominence as benefactors of conservative causes, including climate denial. In Thursday's Wall Street Journal, Rebekah Mercer makes her case as the new Koch Sister.
I support U.S. generosity, decentralized power, evidence-based science, and open discourse.
Jane Worthington moved her grandkids to protect them from oil and gas wells—but it didn't work. In US fracking communities, the industry's pervasiveness causes social strain and mental health problems.
"I was a total cheerleader for this industry at the beginning. Now I just want to make sure no one else makes the same mistake I did. It has ruined my life."
EHN.org scientific investigation finds western Pennsylvania families near fracking are exposed to harmful chemicals, and regulations fail to protect communities' mental, physical, and social health.
