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FRACKING AND ARLINGTON'S SCHOOLCHILDREN
IN THIS PAGE
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A school level review of nearby fracking sites and gas wells for all 76 schools in the Arlington Independent School District (AISD).
Data-driven patterns found from analyzing fracking near Arlington schools.
Report from CHPNY outlining the current and potential public health repercussions of Arlington's fracking on schoolchildren.
Mapping tool from the FracTracker Alliance to help visualize drilling around Arlington's schools
Webinar presenting this data set and findings and analysis from Liveable Arlington, the interactive map presented by FracTracker Alliance, and health impact statement from CHPNY.
FRACKING SITES AND GAS WELLS NEAR EVERY ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL
WHAT'S SHOWN?
For each AISD school, we provide a list of all nearby drill sites, as well as information about the number of nearby gas wells. We list AISD elementary schools first, then AISD junior high schools, then AISD high schools, in alphabetical order.
LEGEND
Drill Site Listings Format
DRILL SITE BETWEEN 0-0.5 miles
DRILL SITE BETWEEN 0.5-1 mile
DRILL SITE BETWEEN 1-2 miles
Well Count Tracker Format
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Number of gas wells between 1-2 mi
Number of gas wells between 0.5-1 mi
Number of gas wells between 0-0.5 mi
Data Sources:
Gas wells: FracTracker, Drill sites: FracTracker & City of Arlington
School locations: AISD, Enrollment: TEA
AISD Elementary Schools
AISD Junior High Schools
AISD High Schools
SUMMARY, ANALYSIS, & FINDINGS
WHAT WE FOUND
The Impact on AISD Schools:
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All 76 AISD schools have 3+ drill sites within 2 miles
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69 schools have 5+ drill sites within 2 miles
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11 schools have 50+ gas wells within 1 mile
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44 schools have a drill site within 0.5 miles
The Impact on AISD Children:
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53,000 AISD students are within 2 miles of 3+ drill sites
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50,000 students are within 2 miles of 5+ drill sites
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15,000 students are within 2 miles of 10+ drill sites
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4,000 elementary-school children are within 0.5 miles of 25+ gas wells
HEALTH REPORT​
THE IMPACT OF FRACKING?
The Concerned Health Professionals of New York (CHPNY) have drafted a statement based on peer reviewed scientific literature on potential public health issues arising from proximity to fracking.
Press the button or click here to view the report.
MAP OF ARLINGTON'S SCHOOLS AND DRILL SITES
The mapping tool below, created by the Fractracker Alliance, shows drill sites and gas compressor stations across Arlington and near its borders. Arlington Independent School District's schools are represented as blue squares. This helps people see how many drill sites and gas wells lie within 1/2-, 1-, and 2-miles of all 76 AISD campuses.
The map includes the locations of drill sites that host gas wells (currently existing and plugged), schools, public parks, and compressor stations in Arlington. and shows air quality data from air monitors in Arlington. You can find the number of gas wells around a location by using the Buffer Query tool, located in the menu on the top left.
WEBINAR
In the webinar, hosted by Halt the Harm Network, Ranjana Bhandari, presents Liveable's findings regarding fracking near Arlington's schools.
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Additionally, Cullen Smith from the FracTracker Alliance presents the interactive map (linked on this page), and Dr. Larya Dyrszka from the Concerned Health Professionals of New York explains the health impacts of fracking wells on schoolchildren (report also linked on this page). Please click on box on the right to view a recording of the webinar.
