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July 13th, 2017 by Steve Hanley Waste water from fracking has contaminated a watershed in western Pennsylvania with radium, alkaline earth metals, salts, and organic chemicals. Some of the pollutants are associated with changes to the human endocrine system. Others are carcinogens.Cheap energy is an article of faith in US national and international policy considerations. Americans are determined to have abundant energy supplies at bargain basement prices even if it kills them — and it just might. Hydraulic fracturing — popularly known as fracking — is a technique used by the oil and gas industry to force reserves trapped deep underground to the surface. The technique involves injecting massive amounts of water under tremendous pressure into the ground to force the oil and gas out.But what goes in is more than just water. Fracking companies can choose from a wide variety of chemicals they believe will expedite the process and produce more gas or oil.Josh Fox, the producer of the 2010 movie Gasland, writes on hi...