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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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Petition US Bureau of Land Management: Don’t Open Colorado’s Organic Farms to Oil and Ga
Western Colorado’s North Fork Valley is Colorado’s only rural winery region and has the state’s highest concentration of organic farms...
Nov 21, 20121 min read
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The PA-DEP Now Under Attack
At least two articles appeared Friday reporting the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection failed to protect rural residents...
Nov 5, 20122 min read
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Italy earthquakes = FRACKING! Two DOZEN people dead in two weeks !! – YouTube
Two DOZEN people killed in since May 20, 2012 (the first large 6.0M+ at this location)…At the epicenter — drilling / pumping / fracking...
Nov 3, 20121 min read
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Fracking to arrive in Southern Illinois by June
December 29, 2011 6:00 am • BY SCOTT FITZGERALD, The Southern Drill site selection for oil and natural gas exploration within 70,000...
Oct 29, 20123 min read
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Fracking finds opponents in Johnson County | The Vienna TImes
Author’s note: In the course of writing this article, outside of those interviewed for the story, nearly 100 percent of the people I’ve...
Oct 29, 20127 min read
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City of Carlyle Illinois Bans Fracking
The city of Carlyle has established the first legal precedent in Illinois that a non-home rule municipality can prohibit drilling for oil...
Oct 28, 20121 min read
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What is Hydraulic Fracturing a.k.a. Hydrofracking, Fracking?
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is most often referred to as the practice of injecting a mixture of water, sand and chemicals into...
Oct 23, 20123 min read
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Southern Illinois, Earthquakes and Aquifer Contamination from Fracking
Due to the volume of toxic fluid left underground from hydraulic fracturing activities, Southern Illinoisans are at risk for aquifer...
Oct 22, 20122 min read
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What you need to know about fracking | Environmental Working Group
Hydraulic fracturing has been around for decades. But now, natural gas producers are deploying a new gas drilling method called...
Oct 21, 20123 min read
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Illinois First High Volume Horizontal Well
Just on the outskirts of Stephen A. Forbes State Park in Marion County, Illinois, a high-tech oil well nestled on secluded land owned by...
Oct 21, 20128 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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EPA Report Links Fracking To Water Pollution
This May 2009 picture shows John Fenton, a farmer who lives near Pavillion in central Wyoming, standing near a tank used in natural gas...
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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The big frack – Illinois Issues – A Publication of the University of Illinois at Springf
The big frack – Illinois Issues – A Publication of the University of Illinois at Springfield – UIS. While hydraulic fracturing is hardly...
Oct 7, 201210 min read
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High-Volume Fracking May Be Coming to Illinois This Year « CBS St. Louis
High-Volume Fracking May Be Coming to Illinois This Year « CBS St. Louis. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (IRN) – In early June, Southern Illinois...
Oct 7, 20121 min read
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Vermont Becomes First State to Ban Natural Gas Fracking – YouTube
Vermont Becomes First State to Ban Natural Gas Fracking – YouTube. Vermont has become the first U.S. state to ban the natural gas...
Oct 7, 20121 min read
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Fracking could arrive in Southern Illinois by June 2012
Fracking could arrive by June. December 29, 2011 6:00 am • BY SCOTT FITZGERALD, The Southern Drill site selection for oil and natural...
Oct 6, 20123 min read
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