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Pro-Fracking Bill Flies Through North Carolina Legislature
CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK On Wednesday, the Republican-controlled North Carolina House of Representatives, voted 63-52 in a preliminary vote to allow fracking for natural gas to begin in the state next...
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Fire At Ohio Fracking Well Forced Evacuations And Likely Contributed To Fish...
CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK An explosive fire at an Ohio fracking well was likely the cause of a chemical leak into a stream that contributed to the death of fish as far as five miles away from the the...
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Oklahoma Gets Hit With 20 Earthquakes In One Day
In this Nov, 6, 2011 photo, Chad Devereaux examines bricks that fell from three sides of his in-laws home in Sparks, Okla., following two earthquakes that hit the area in less than 24 hours. CREDIT:...
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At Least 10 Percent Of Fracking Fluid Is Toxic
A jar holding waste water from hydraulic fracturing is held up to the light at a recycling site in Midland, Texas, Sept. 24, 2013. With fresh water not as plentiful companies have been looking for...
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Scientists Find ‘Direct Link’ Between Earthquakes And Process Used For Oil...
This picture from Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 shows the aftermath of what was at the time the strongest earthquake to strike Colorado in more than 40 years. In research published Tuesday, USGS scientists...
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Scientists: Fracking Wastewater Poses Threat To Drinking Water
A jar holding waste water from hydraulic fracturing is held up to the light at a recycling site in Midland, Texas, Sept. 24, 2013. CREDIT: AP Photo/Pat Sullivan Every year, hundreds of billions of...
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Major Drilling Services Company Will Now Disclose All Fracking Chemicals
A jar holding waste water from hydraulic fracturing is held up to the light at a recycling site in Midland, Texas, Sept. 24, 2013. CREDIT: AP Photo/Pat Sullivan Drilling services company Baker Hughes...
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Scientists Just Discovered How To Determine If Water Contamination Comes From...
A jar holding waste water from hydraulic fracturing is held up to the light at a recycling site in Midland, Texas, Sept. 24, 2013. CREDIT: AP PHOTO/PAT SULLIVAN A team of U.S. and French scientists...
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Andrew Cuomo: ‘I’m Not A Scientist’ When It Comes To Fracking
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo right) and Republican New York Gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino (left). CREDIT: AP Photo / Gary Wiepert New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) would like everyone to...
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Companies Are Fracking With Harmful Chemicals Through Regulatory Loophole
A jar holding waste water from hydraulic fracturing is held up to the light at a recycling site in Midland, Texas, Sept. 24, 2013. With fresh water not as plentiful companies have been looking for...
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Texas City Hit With 11 Earthquakes In 24 Hours
This photo shows Texas resident Barbara Brown pointing to a one of several cracks on an exterior wall of her home, Saturday, June 21, 2014, in Reno. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the USGS reported 11...
View ArticleAs EPA Struggles With Fracking Pollution Data, Polluters Safely Settle Lawsuits
“We are seeing a lot of these secret settlements ... which allows the oil and gas industry to say, well see, we’ve never actually been found guilty. The post As EPA Struggles With Fracking Pollution...
View ArticleAs Fracking Chemicals Reach A Creek Companies Fight Against A Fracking Waste Ban
Fayette County is trying to be the first in West Virginia to keep fracking waste from its borders, but companies are pushing back. The post As Fracking Chemicals Reach A Creek Companies Fight Against A...
View ArticleThe EPA Hasn’t Updated Fracking Rules In Nearly 3 Decades. Now, Environmental...
“Waste from the oil and gas industry is very often toxic and should be treated that way." The post The EPA Hasn’t Updated Fracking Rules In Nearly 3 Decades. Now, Environmental Groups Are Suing....
View ArticleScientists Just Pinpointed Another Example Of Fracking’s Environmental Impact
The fracking waste site got a new state permit to dispose of brine in underground injection wells late last year. The post Scientists Just Pinpointed Another Example Of Fracking’s Environmental Impact...
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