Meet a ‘Mom on a Mission’

ERIE — Angie Nordstrum is a longtime “fractivist” and has now won some recognition for her work.

Nordstrum flew into action when she learned that an oil and gas company planned to drill several wells near her son’s elementary school.

Nordstrum started Erie Rising with three fellow mothers because she was concerned about the health effects of hydraulic fracturing. Also called “fracking,” the method involves pumping chemicals, water and sand into the ground to release natural gas.

“As we started learning more about the chemicals and some of the potential health risks associated with this new process, we got really concerned about the…