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‘It’s just too close’: People living near fracking suffer as Pa. and local governments fail to buffer homes

A Pennsylvania bill that would limit fracking near homes and schools was shelved this summer right before a scheduled committee vote. In a small town in shale country, accounts of misery and discord show the stakes.

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