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Oil and babies don’t mix: Wells linked to low birth weight

by Rachel Becker and CALmatters June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

Pregnant women in rural California who lived near active oil and gas wells were 40 percent more likely to give birth to low birth-weight babies, according to new research published today. The study led by University of California scientists is the first to investigate what California’s constellation of oil and gas development means for babies […]

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