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USGS acknowledges human-induced earthquakes caused by wastewater injection associated with oil and g
Coping with Earthquakes Induced by Fluid Injection Released: 2/19/2015 2:15:00 PMContact Information: U.S. Department of the Interior,...
Mar 29, 20162 min read
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EPA Documents Illinois Contamination History From Fracking Wastewater
With respect to the industry’s claim that there have been no documented or confirmed cases of water or land contamination, SAFE responds...
Jun 1, 20134 min read
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Why Fracking Must Be Banned | Breast Cancer Action
Editor’s note: Sandra Steingraber is an acclaimed ecologist and author who explores the links between human rights and the environment,...
Nov 15, 20124 min read
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The Trillion-Gallon Loophole: Lax Rules for Drillers that Inject Pollutants Into the Earth – P
On a cold, overcast afternoon in January 2003, two tanker trucks backed up to an injection well site in a pasture outside Rosharon,...
Oct 24, 201218 min read
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Video: The Illinois Fracking Moratorium Movement
Produced by Cindy Green. Did you know there are Illinois residents who are already affected by existing drilling and frack water...
Oct 19, 20121 min read
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New Report Confirms Fracking is Reckless « EcoWatch: Uniting the Voice of the Grassroots Environment
A new report on shale resources and hydraulic fracturing from the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—an independent, nonpartisan...
Oct 16, 20124 min read
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The Case for a Ban on Gas Fracking | Food & Water Watch
Billionaire oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens has invested millions of dollars in natural gas, which he promotes as a promising “bridge fuel”...
Oct 15, 20122 min read
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List of the Harmed | Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Water and Air
The following is an ever-growing list of the individuals and families that have been harmed by fracking or shale gas production in the...
Oct 15, 20121 min read
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NRDC: More Research Needed to Understand Health Risks of Fracking
Frances Beinecke: More Research Needed to Understand Health Risks of Fracking. A few weeks ago I went to Linda and David Headley’s farm...
Oct 7, 20123 min read
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