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− | <div class="date">2014</div><div class="fact_title fact_2014">First Settlement of a Personal | + | <div class="date">2014</div><div class="fact_title fact_2014">First Settlement of a Personal Injury |
Lawsuit Against a Fracking Company</div> | Lawsuit Against a Fracking Company</div> | ||
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− | <p> | + | <p>According to CNN, Houstonian Lisa Parr sued Aruba Petroleum for health problems that arose upon the construction of 22 natural gas wells within 2 miles of her home. She suspected that her families’ persistent nausea, migraines, and dizziness came as a result of toxic air and water pollution. Although the Aruba insisted that toxicologists and medical professionals supported that their operations posed no harm, the jury voted and awarded Parr a $2.9 million settlement. This case a need for the general public to have access to practical methods to measure of contamination, and that there may be demand for sensors outside of just private companies or regulatory agencies.</p> |
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− | <div class="date">2015</div><div class="fact_title fact_2015">Network Installation of | + | <div class="date">2015</div><div class="fact_title fact_2015">Network Installation of Permanent Fracking |
Sensors Proposed at AMS Conference</div> | Sensors Proposed at AMS Conference</div> | ||
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