The Fracking Industry’s Water Nightmare
There is no way for the shale industry to deal with the financial issues it faces — including its water crisis — without changing the existing rules.
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Faced With a Fracking Giant, This Small Town Just Legalized Civil Disobedience
A tiny community sitting on a 27-square-mile piece of Western Pennsylvania wanted to send a big message to the energy company planning to deposit toxic fracking wastewater under its neighborhoods.
As Fracking Booms, Growing Concerns About Wastewater
Increasingly, the fracking boom in the Marcellus Shale and across the United States is leaving behind some big water worries…
Waste without Borders: Fracking’s Dirty Dilemma
I have a love-hate relationship with hydraulic fracturing, but my affection for the drilling method has nothing to do with its so-called benefits.