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High Levels of Uranium Could Prohibit Fracking
Southern Illinois sits atop the New Albany Shale and is home to one of the most fractured seismic zones in the continental United States....
Nov 12, 20122 min read
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Fracking Ban in Baldwin Borough, Pennsylvania
The frackers are everywhere these days. And they’re very effective at neutralizing opposition at the federal, state and provincial level....
Nov 12, 20123 min read
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Michigan Bans and Resolutions
Wayne County – Passed resolution supporting statewide and national ban. Detroit – Passed resolution supporting statewide and national...
Nov 12, 20121 min read
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Attention Hardin, Pope, Hamilton Counties
SAFE needs citizens in Hardin, Pope and Hamilton Counties, who oppose hydraulic fracturing, to contact SAFE and attend public meetings....
Nov 11, 20121 min read
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Federal Register | Request for Information To Inform Hydraulic Fracturing Research Related to Drinki
In response to public concern, the U.S. Congress urged EPA to conduct scientific research to examine the relationship between hydraulic...
Nov 11, 20122 min read
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Pittsburgh Ban on Natural Gas Fracking Faces Challenge from State Authorities
In 2010, Pittsburgh adopted a first-in-the-nation ordinance banning corporations from extracting natural gas within the city using the...
Nov 11, 20121 min read
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Longmont Colorado fracking ban storms to victory | Longmont Times-Call
LONGMONT, CO — Longmont’s city charter will now ban fracking. By Scott Rochat Longmont Times-Call Posted: 11/06/2012 11:10:03 PM MST...
Nov 10, 20123 min read
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Fracking for gas not just a toxic chemical risk | Enformable
Fracking for gas not only uses toxic chemicals that can contaminate drinking and groundwater—it also releases substantial quantities of...
Nov 10, 20125 min read
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Cleanup of Most Challenging U.S. Contaminated Groundwater Sites Unlikely for Many Decades
WASHINGTON — At least 126,000 sites across the U.S. have contaminated groundwater that requires remediation, and about 10 percent of...
Nov 9, 20124 min read
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