If fracking was related, we'd see a dramatically higher die-off around the permian basin and more or less no die-off whatsoever in the north-west and north-east

If fracking was related, we'd see a dramatically higher die-off around the permian basin and more or less no die-off whatsoever in the north-west and north-east. This isn't quite what we see: https://fractracker.org https://fractracker.org and https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-map-highlights-bee-population-declines-across-us-180962268/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-map-highlights... Now, as for fracking and air pollution, I am not an expert, but I did have a very interesting set of discussions with a fracking engineer who made a good argument that fracking shale in particular has dramatically decreased air pollution from oil extraction. Here is an article about it https://www.energyindepth.org/report-data-indicate-that-massive-improvements-in-air-quality-health-a-direct-function-of-shale/ https://www.energyindepth.org/report-data-indicate-that-mass... (should be noted that this website is run by the oil industry, so take this line of argument with some salt).