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Ohio commission decides to allow fracking in state parks

The commissioners held a meeting to consider the applications, and many environmentalists showed up to protest.

Kids who live near fracking sites are up to 7 times...

"Data suggests that those who lived closer, especially in areas with greater intensity of unconventional natural gas development activities, had the highest risk."

Fracking linked to seismic tremors in new study

New research confirms that fracking leads to small, slow earthquakes or tremors, the origin of which had previously been unknown.

Environmental groups sue to block ‘unconstitutional’ new law allowing fracking in...

“This is a clear example of the Ohio legislature ignoring constitutional requirements that are in place to ensure Ohio citizens can participate in the legislative process."

How to beat the ‘fracking frenzy’—lessons from the campaign that ended...

“We want to make the government listen to the community, who for over a decade now have been saying that fracking is not safe, not trusted, not wanted in the territory."

Alleging ‘failures’ to protect drinking water, coalition urges EPA to take...

Ohio’s “permissive” regulation of fracking waste injection wells threatens public health and the environment, a petition to the EPA says.

New study reveals children born close to fracking more likely to...

Not only are children at a greater risk of developing ALL from toxic air pollution, but the study said that fracking also contaminates drinking water, which causes more exposure to cancer-linked chemicals.

Redlined neighborhoods in cities across the US saw more oil drilling,...

“Racially marginalized communities should be prioritized because of the heavy burden that these communities have borne for decades.”

Earthquakes. Drought. Geysers. Permian oilfield water woes pile up in west...

At 8:00 a.m. Eastern on January 21, a magnitude 3.4 earthquake shook Culberson County in West Texas midway between Odessa and El...

Department of Interior announces protection of more than 351,000 acres of...

This action is an effort to "protect the Chaco Canyon and the greater connected landscape, and to ensure that public land management better reflects the sacred sites, stories, and cultural resources in the region."

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A shocking study unveils a hidden danger within our midst: over 16,000 chemicals, many hazardous, are embedded in the plastics that fill our homes and touch our lives.

Malnutrition crisis skyrockets in Gaza: One-third of toddlers face acute hunger amidst conflict

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How $9 billion from taxpayers fueled plastics production – and illegal pollution

A new report estimates the public cost of underwriting U.S. plastics industry growth and the environmental violations that followed.