Total threatened population
Under 18
65 and over
African Americans
Latinos / Hispanics
Native Americans
Square miles
The threat area within ½ mile of active oil and gas wells, compressors and processors. It indicates that those within it have cause for concern about potential health impacts from oil and gas pollution. It is not a declaration that those within it will have negative health impacts. Find out more.
Total oil & gas production facilities
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Active production wells, natural gas compressor stations and processing plants (e.g. not refineries or storage wells) are included. Well data was downloaded directly from state government agencies and is current through February 2017. Gas compressor and processor statistics were compiled from state and federal data. Find out more.
Total enrollment
Total educational facilities
primary & secondary schools
colleges & universities
daycares
Public & private schools, colleges & universities, day care centers. Data is provided mostly by the Department of Education and other federal sources, complemented with some private data. Find out more.
Asthma attacks in children
Lost school days
Asthma emergency room visits
Respiratory hospital admissions for seniors 65+
Restricted air days for adults under 65
See Gasping for Breath report authored by Clean Air Task Force that quantifies the health impacts in the United States from ozone smog attributable to oil and gas industry air pollution.Ozone smog date aren't displayed on the Threat Map.
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See Clean Air Task Force's Fossil Fumes report estimating cancer and respiratory health risks traceable to oil and gas industry air toxics.
Medical facilities
Urgent care facilities
Nursing homes
Hospitals
Medical facility numbers and locations were taken from the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Data and include hospitals, urgent care centers, and nursing homes/assisted care. Find out more.
Infrared optical gas imaging cameras make visible normally invisible oil & gas air pollution. At left are select videos from across the country. To view videos in a particular location, zoom the map to that location and deselect all cards except infrared videos. A playlist of all infrared videos on the map is also available here.