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Congressional Report on Chemicals Used in Fracking
In April of 2011, a report was presented, per request, to the United States Congressional Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding the...
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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Ohio: Proposal would require oil, gas companies to test shale drilling wastes for radiation
By Spencer Hunt The Columbus Dispatch Tuesday February 12, 2013 3:56 PM A proposed state law would require oil and gas companies to test...
Feb 18, 20131 min read
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Lawmakers to decide arguments over fracking in Illlinois
ReviewAtlas.com  Feb 15, 2013 SPRINGFIELD — Pumping large amounts of water mixed with chemicals and sand underground to extract oil and...
Feb 18, 20133 min read
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Hydrofracking sure to contaminate water
Watertown Daily Times TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011 As an environmental engineering technician with NYSDEC Region 5, I managed scores of...
Feb 18, 20132 min read
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New York: A Victory for Fracking Activists Across the State
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to postpone decision on fracking pending further health study Ossining, NY –...
Feb 14, 20131 min read
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Senator Hunter, Anti-Fracking Forces Push Illinois Moratorium
From the Illinois Observer Wednesday, 13 February 2013 Coming on the heals of the roll out of a new pro-fracking, business-labor...
Feb 13, 20132 min read
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Video: Unsafe conditions at fracking site
Randy Moyer, who trucked brine from wells to treatment plants and back to wells, now suffers from dizziness, blurred vision, headaches,...
Feb 13, 20131 min read
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Presentation by MD on dangers and risks of high-volume fracking
Health Concerns From Unconventional Gas Extraction by Leslie Walleigh MD, MPH Go to Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project...
Feb 8, 20131 min read
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