greenliving Versus Food
Heritage and Health at Stake by Harriet Shugarman
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hat if farmers couldn’t confirm that what they grow and produce was devoid of toxins, cancer-causing chemicals, radioactive materials and other pollutants? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other federal and state agencies set standards and enforce regulations to ensure what we eat is safe and that production is secure. But hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and its accompanying infrastructure threaten this. Questions must be raised and answered before the safety of our food supply is permanently impacted.
Conditions that Demand Changes n No federal funding exists for researching the impacts of
chemical contamination from oil and gas drilling and infra- structure on food and food production.
n No public tests are required for what contaminants to look for because many of the 500-plus chemicals used in the fracking process are categorized as proprietary.
n Minimal-to-no baseline analysis is being done on air, water and soil conditions before oil and gas companies come into a new area.
n No commonly agreed distances are lawfully required be- tween farms, farmlands, rivers, streams and water supplies in relation to oil and gas wells and their infrastructure.
Compounding Crises
Harsh economic conditions, plus concerns over long-term climate changes, including extreme weather events, have pitted neighbors against one another as farmers consider leasing their lands to oil and gas companies. More, often the riches promised do not make their way to the farmers that need them the most as American policies continue to favor megalithic agribusinesses and push farming families into
Fracking America’s Family Farm
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