674,044 students in K-12 attend classes within one mile of fracking sites, says study by liberal group

A total of 674,044 students in K-12 in the nation's nine most heavily fracked states attend school within one mile of fracking sites, says a study by Environment America, a liberal state-based environmental advocacy group. The study, which focused on Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia from 2005-2016, found that there are 1,947 child care facilities, 1,376 schools, 236 nursing care providers and 103 hospitals within a one-mile radius of fracked wells.

In West Virginia 8 percent of children—24,172 overall—go to school within one mile of a fracked well, while 9 percent of Texas day care centers—1,240 overall—are within one mile of a well. In Texas, 436,690 students go to school within one mile of a well, well above the next highest state, California, at 74,566. (Environment America map: hospitals, nursing homes, schools and day care facilities within one mile of a fracked well)