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Aug 26, 20142 min read
Physician fleeing Pennsylvania gas wells fights Berkshire pipeline
http://theberkshireedge.com/physician-flees-tracking-fields-pennsylvania/ By Karen Andrews Sunday, Aug 3 Editor’s Note: Karen Andrews has...
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Jun 11, 20142 min read
‘Conclusive Link’ Between Fracking, Aquifer Contamination Found in Texas
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/06/06-1 Scientists say water samples from Texas man’s well show identical chemical signatures...
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Jun 4, 20141 min read
100 Helpful Resources on the Dangers of Fracking
http://www.environmentalsciencedegree.com/fracking/
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May 10, 20142 min read
Fracking Well Leak Spills 1,600 Gallons Of Oil Drilling Lubricant Into An Ohio Tributary
Fracking Well Leak Spills 1,600 Gallons Of Oil Drilling Lubricant Into An Ohio Tributary BYÂ JEFF SPROSS About 1,600 gallons of oil-based...
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May 10, 20141 min read
Environmental Public Health Dimensions of Shale and Tight Gas Development
Environmental Public Health Dimensions of  Shale and Tight Gas Development Seth B. Shonkoff, Jake Hays, and Madelon L. Finkel ...
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May 10, 20149 min read
Illinois List of the Harmed – Video & Photos
We have begun compiling a list of individuals and families in Illinois who have been or are currently being harmed (i.e., negatively...
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Apr 27, 20143 min read
Families Sue Frackers for $120 Million
http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/04/25/67330.htm Friday, April 25, 2014 CONWAY, Ark. (CN) – Eight families sued a natural gas company...
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Apr 26, 20142 min read
Updated: BREAKING: Jury awards $3 million in first fracking case
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/22/1293937/-BREAKING-Jury-awards-3-million-in-first-fracking-case Tue Apr 22, 2014 at 07:20 PM PDT...
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Apr 23, 20141 min read
3 Fracking Facts That Gov. Perry Forgot to Mention
In response to Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R)’s wild claims about fracking on Fred Dicker’s Talk 1300 Radio program this morning, John...
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Apr 13, 20141 min read
Report Offers Grim Predictions for South Texas Air Quality Amid Eagle Ford Oil Boom
State-funded study projects dramatic increase in emissions from oil and gas development by 2018. Jim Morris, Lisa Song and David Hasemyer...
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Apr 8, 20144 min read
New Fracking Studies Conclude We’re not Paying Enough Attention to Health and Environmental Im
New fracking studies conclude we’re not paying enough attention to health and environmental impacts byMeteor BladesFollow, MON APR 07,...
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Apr 8, 20141 min read
Oil Consultant Turned Whistleblower Exposes Fracking Crimes in Alberta
Anthony Hall | April 8, 2014 This You Tube is a compilation of segments from a 90 minute talk. Jessica Ernst worked for more than three...
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Apr 3, 20141 min read
Congress to EPA: Investigate and Address Water Contamination From Fracking
For the first time, members of Congress today called upon U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to...
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Apr 1, 20141 min read
How 11,000 Oil and Gas Wells Gave Utah Community More Ozone Pollution Than Los Angeles
Clearly, there’s no comparing the sparse population of Utah’s Uintah Basin and that of the mega-metropolis within the Los Angeles basin....
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Mar 28, 20141 min read
Did Fracking Cause Earthquakes in Ohio?
Brandon Baker | March 12, 2014 12:34 pm | Comments The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has ordered Texas-based energy company...
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Mar 21, 20144 min read
While America Spars Over Keystone XL, A Vast Network Of Pipelines Is Quietly Being Approved
The article is posted below the following observation from a SAFE Volunteer: Latest on the pipeline situation, including the one going...
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Mar 20, 20141 min read
Protestors Arrested Halting Fracking Operations in Pennsylvania State Forest
In the pre-dawn hours, activists with Marcellus Shale EarthFirst!, Pennsylvania residents and students took action to halt Anadarko’s...
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Mar 16, 20141 min read
Research Lights Up Fracking’s Black Hole
Industry’s silent treatment has been wildly successful Thanks to a silent industry, large-scale studies of gas drilling’s impacts on...
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Mar 14, 20141 min read
200+ Groups Tell Congress and Obama: Reject Fast-Tracking Exports of Fracked Gas Overseas
Following a push by the Obama Administration and House Speaker John Bohener to fast-track natural gas exports as leverage against Russia...
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Mar 12, 20141 min read
Radioactive Waste From Bakken Oil Fields Raises Concerns About Local Water Contamination
By Katie Rucke Editor’s note: Some names have been changed in this article to protect the identities of certain individuals who came to...
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