Maryland Passes 2.5 Year Fracking Ban
Today, the Maryland House of Delegates passed legislation, voting 102 – 34, that would prohibit fracking permits in the state until October 2017.
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Calls For Immediate Shutdown Of Illegal California Injection Wells As Regulators Host ‘Aquifer Exemption Workshop’
California is a leader in renewable energy, which makes its commitment to fracked oil all the more perplexing.
Fracking Quakes Pose Added Risks and Require Study, Expert Warns
One of Canada’s foremost experts on earthquake hazards recently told an audience of Calgary engineers that earthquakes triggered by hydraulic fracturing can exceed "what the natural hazard was in the first place" and pose risks to infrastructure only built to withstand natural earthquake hazards.
Voices in Arlington, Texas Unify to Protect Environment and Community From Fracking
Liveable Arlington, a new Texas grassroots environmental group, joins the growing number of anti-fracking groups forming around the world.
Did Alberta Just Break a Fracking Earthquake World Record?
Hydraulic fracturing, a technology used to crack open difficult oil and gas formations, appears to have set off a swarm of earthquakes near Fox Creek, Alberta, including a record-breaking tremor with a felt magnitude of 4.4 last week.
Message to the UK: The Fracking ‘Bridge’ is Burning!
British anti-frackers can celebrate this week’s achievements – but the fight ahead will not be an easy one.
As New York Bans Fracking, Calls for Moratorium in Pennsylvania Grow Stronger
Some environmental advocates are calling for Pennsylvania to undertake a similar review to New York’s.
Breaking: Cuomo Bans Fracking in New York State
In a victory for environmental, health and community activists, fracking has been banned in New York state.
Chemicals from Fracking, Acidizing, and Gravel Packing Make us Sick
Based on peer-reviewed studies, accident reports, and investigative articles, we know now that fracking can not be practiced without endangering human health.
Citizens Take Monitoring Into Own Hands as Eagle Ford Shale Boom Continues Undaunted
Hugh Fitzsimons lll, a buffalo rancher on the outskirts of Carrizo Springs, Texas, cautiously watches the fracking industry’s accelerating expansion.
New Report Highlights Fracking’s Global Hazards
A new report, issued the same day the latest round of global climate negotiations opened in Peru, highlights the fracking industry’s slow expansion into nearly every continent, drawing attention not only to the potential harm from toxic pollution, dried-up water supplies and earthquakes, but also to the threat the shale industry poses to the world’s climate.
Hard Times in a Boom Town: Pennsylvanians Describe Costs of Fracking
If you’re looking for the shale gas boom, northeastern Pennsylvania is the place to start.