More Than Half a Million People Exposed to Flaring, Increased Health Risks, Says UCLA Study | DeSmog

More Than Half a Million People Exposed to Flaring, Increased Health Risks, Says UCLA Study | DeSmog: A new study by the University of California, Los Angeles reveals that more than half a million U.S. residents live within close proximity of oil and gas flaring events, exposing them to potentially significant health risks. Those impacts are disproportionately felt by communities of color in North Dakota, Texas, and New Mexico.