Tag: fracking

"Fracking moratorium is thanks to years and years and years of work by local communities, campaigners and fierce political pressure."

Ohio’s natural gas production has swelled more than 2,200 percent in just seven years. But some residents are reporting polluted air and water as a result.

"Secret exposure to chemicals that our own EPA reports as a potential hazard to human health is unconscionable."

So far this year TexNet seismographs have recorded 209 earthquakes, compared to 192 in 2018.

The Port of Kalama methanol plant, if built on the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon, would expand North America’s capacity to export products produced by fracked shale gas wells.

Many signs are pointing to the fact that geology — how much oil and gas is present in the shale — will be the defining factor going forward for the U.S. fracking industry.

On Monday around 1:00 a.m., a “Virtual Pipeline” truck carrying compressed natural gas mined from the Marcellus Shale crashed on Interstate 88...

This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story.  

“People need to know. People have a right to know, and first responders have a right to know if they might be exposed to those types of chemicals.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders announced yesterday that if elected for 2020 U.S. President, his administration would only be made up of officials who,...