State stats don't support STD claims
Scott Detrow at StateImpact PA refutes Rep. Mike Sturla's repeated claims (backed up by official, but anecdotal evidence) that the drilling boom has led to an increase in STDs:
A preliminary look at Pennsylvania Department of Health data refutes the argument that drilling communities are experiencing increased STD rates. Cases of gonorrhea and syphilis in the commonwealth’s top 11 drilling counties have remained relatively level, when you compare figures from 2006 (the year before Marcellus Shale drilling began) and 2010. And while chlamydia cases have increased in 10 of those drilling counties, they’ve also shot up in 57 of 66 counties statewide. (Philadelphia County wasn’t included in the DOH statistics.)

