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At a playground outside a North Texas day care center, giggling preschoolers chase each other into a playhouse. Uphill from the playground, peeking between trees, is a site where Total Energies is pumping for natural gas. Living too close to drilling sites has been linked to a range of health risks, especially to children, from asthma to neurological and developmental disorders.

At a playground outside a North Texas day care center, giggling preschoolers chase each other into a playhouse. Toddlers scoot by on tricycles. A boy cries as a teacher helps him negotiate over a toy. Uphill from the playground, peeking between trees, is a site where Total Energies is pumping for natural gas. The French…