Inside Fracking’s Hidden Risk: A Truck Driver’s Story

"Tom McKnight spent years working in the oil and gas industry—hauling condensate, crude, and waste, and cleaning up well sites during some of the most intense phases of production.

He liked the work. He made good money. He took pride in being part of it.

But when radiation risks came up in training, he says he was told it was “no more than a cell phone.” Years later, after repeated exposure to brine, sludge, and dust—often without proper protective equipment—Tom was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer."