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Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking (Unc
The Compendium is a fully referenced compilation of the significant body of scientific, medical, and journalistic findings demonstrating...
Jan 19, 20174 min read
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New York Times on Governor Cuomo’s Ban on Fracking, Citing Health Risks
Citing Health Risks, Cuomo Bans Fracking in New York State By THOMAS KAPLAN DEC. 17, 2014 Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration announced...
Mar 29, 20164 min read
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How Fracking Destroys the American Dream
http://ecowatch.com/2014/03/20/udated-fracking-vs-american-dream-resource-guide/ How Fracking Destroys the American Dream Resource Media...
May 15, 201412 min read
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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 ...
May 10, 20141 min read
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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...
May 10, 20149 min read
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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...
Apr 27, 20143 min read
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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...
Apr 26, 20142 min read
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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...
Apr 23, 20141 min read
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EPA drastically underestimates methane released at drilling sites
Also Ozone treaty, world wars slowed global warming, study says Small microbes almost killed all life on Earth, study suggests How much...
Apr 15, 20141 min read
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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...
Apr 13, 20141 min read
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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,...
Apr 8, 20144 min read
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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...
Apr 3, 20141 min read
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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....
Apr 1, 20141 min read
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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...
Mar 28, 20141 min read
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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...
Mar 16, 20141 min read
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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...
Mar 14, 20141 min read
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Breaking: 400 Youths Arrested at White House Protesting Keystone XL Pipeline
Today more than 1,200 youths from across the country marched to the White House from Georgetown University—where President Obama laid out...
Mar 3, 20141 min read
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Biggest Concerns Still Unanswered in Gov. Kasich’s Collusion With Fracking Industry
By Brian Kunkemoeller Ohio’s Gov. John Kasich reversed his position on fracking public lands in response to public outcry about the...
Feb 25, 20141 min read
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Wayne County, IL Fracking Blowout – Two injured
Fairfield Rig Explosion Highlights Loopholes in Illinois Fracking Regulations On a sub-zero degree Monday, January 27th, the casing blew...
Feb 21, 20142 min read
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Risks of Fracking Boom Draw Renewed Attention from Investors
A coalition of investors called out five oil and gas companies for failing to measure or reduce risks associated with fracking on...
Feb 20, 20141 min read
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