about so to discuss the social applications that cracking have on communities i wanna bring in karl grossman environmental activist and professor at the university of new york cropping to join me. a treasure. i haven't mentioned elected officials in your state of new york state they are very concerned about the kind of crime that could be associated with tracking to the right to be concerned we're absolutely i mean the focus regarding cracking has been on enormous environmental costs here in new york for example. not only are we there a word of that chemical pollution but the marcellus shale. this is the area that they wanted to cracking the state is loaded with radioactive material including radiant with a very long and five. so with tracking and york steak you have a radioactive material on leash and then with all these chemicals six hundred chemicals very serious water pollution the top of that new studies have pointed to the left of the social cost of tracking yet but i have a report from. it's an excellent group is based in washington who had worn a watch. and if it looks and to be the

the hinterlands but it affects loads of people and it deserves a lot of attention certainly does karl grossmanenvironmental activist and professor at the university of new york thank you you thank. a kansas judge ruled today that whistleblower private bradley manning can legally change her name to chelsea elisabeth manning the former intelligence analyst is currently serving a thirty five year prison sentence for passing classified government information to wiki leaks manning is serving the sentence at the army prison on fort leavenworth in kansas and the specific now clears the way for official changes to manning's military records though she will still remain in her current prison manning has been diagnosed by at least two army behavioral health specialists with gender dysphoria a gender identity disorder after the ruling manning issued a statement saying it's worth noting that in both male and in person i've often been asked why are you changing your name the answer can be simpler because it's a far better richer and more honest reflection of who i am and always have been a woman named chel