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Sunday Times review of DEP drilling records reveals water damage, murky testing methods
The Times-Tribune By Laura Legere (Staff Writer) Published: May 19, 2013 First of two parts State environmental regulators determined...
May 25, 20139 min read
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Another Spill in PA Town Where Fracking Just Resumed in April After 200,000+ Gallon Spill in March
Wed May 08, 2013 at 01:34 PM PDT Another Spill in PA Town Where Fracking Just Resumed in April After 200,000+ Gallon Spill in March by...
May 9, 20134 min read
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Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania
Don’t expect the government to protect you from this pernicious industry. Alternet By Ellen Cantarow May 2, 2013 More than 70 years ago,...
May 2, 201312 min read
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Fracking too complex for rush to approval
The Southern May 01, 2013 1:00 am • Joy Ramsey “Let’s trust them (Big Oil) to do right by their neighbors.” This is what U.S. Rep. John...
May 2, 20134 min read
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The Fracking Frenzy’s Impact on Women
From PR Watch by Sara Jerving — April 4, 2012 – 8:44am Rogue Pressure Service’s “pink rig” in Colorado Hydraulic fracturing, or...
Apr 4, 20135 min read
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Ohio Group: MADION Mothers Against Drilling In Our Neighborhoods
MADION Mothers Against Drilling In Our Neighborhoods Check out this AMAZING group of moms and other concerned residents in Ohio! This is...
Apr 4, 20133 min read
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Family says gas drilling turning paradise home into nightmare
Channel 4 Action News’ Jim Parsons investigates in Fayette County UPDATED 8:35 PM EDT Mar 29, 2013 FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. —The Headley...
Apr 2, 20133 min read
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Letter from 10-year-old Southern Illinois Resident Makes More Sense than All the Propaganda
The following letter is written by a 10-year-old Southern Illinois resident, addressed to President Obama. Note the letter’s wisdom and...
Mar 25, 20132 min read
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Renowned Science Writer Sandra Steingraber Puts Her Body On the Line to Defend Against Fracking
Steingraber says civil disobedience is a last-resort show of bravery that can change the outcome — but you have to get there before the...
Mar 24, 201316 min read
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Washington County judge orders Marcellus Shale development settlement records unsealed
Written by Paula Reed Ward / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:44 am. Posted in Archives Stephanie and Chris...
Mar 24, 20132 min read
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The Fuss Over Fracking
The Fuss Over Fracking WTTW Chicago Tonight Paris Schutz | March 21, 2013 11:00 am Southern Illinois is a region of big agriculture,...
Mar 22, 20136 min read
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Updates from Pennsylvania
Saturday March 16, 2013 Pennsylvania… Rest in Peace On Monday, Jim Garrett, a Korean War veteran who lived directly below Range...
Mar 17, 201314 min read
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Shawnee National Forest at Risk From Fracking
News Release/For Immediate Release From: Annette McMichael SAFE Media Coordinator am@greenmediaservice.com 217-273-1000...
Mar 8, 20131 min read
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Link Between Low Birth Weight and Fracking, Says New Research
By Kristen Meriwether Epoch Times Staff Created: July 19, 2012 Last Updated: July 31, 2012 (L-R) Senators Liz Krueger, Bill Perkins, Tony...
Feb 20, 20133 min read
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Foul Water and Fracked Politics
Foul Water and Fracked Politics People’s Tribune February 2, 2013 By Cliff Protest against fracking in Southern Illinois. Crossville, IL,...
Feb 20, 20133 min read
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Pennsylvania Clinic for Victims of Fracking: SW PA Environmental Health Project
Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project Go to their website Raina Rippel, Project Director SWPA Environmental Health Project...
Feb 19, 20132 min read
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Pennsylvania: Shale permits not on ‘trigger list’ for extra review in poor areas
February 10, 2013 12:11 am By Don Hopey / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The state Department of Environmental Protection has granted hundreds...
Feb 19, 20136 min read
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Sources of Oil and Gas Air Pollution
Earthworks: Sources of Oil and Gas Air Pollution Go to article A variety of air contaminants are emitted throughout the oil and gas...
Feb 18, 20136 min read
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Canadian National Farmers Union: NFU Calls For Moratorium on Fracking
Hydraulic Fracking a Danger to Water, Food, Farmland: NFU Calls For Moratorium Go to Canadian National Farmers Union website (Rimbey,...
Feb 18, 20132 min read
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Reuters: Pennsylvania lawsuit says drilling polluted water
Reuters By Jon Hurdle AVELLA, Pennsylvania | Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:37am EST (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania landowner is suing an energy company...
Feb 18, 20134 min read
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