Tag: fracking
Historic win in Colorado fracking lawsuit
Martinez v. Colorado Oil and Gas is one of many related legal actions brought by youth in several states and countries.
Architect of federal fracking loophole may head Trump environmental council
The push for climate change’s non-inclusion in NEPA appraisals “puts our country, our communities, and our people at great risk.”
Victory: Maryland House passes bill to ban fracking
Maryland is leading the way in the movement to ban fracking.
Chevron, Aera Energy sue to block Monterey County, California’s voter-approved ban...
Voter initiatives banning fracking in U.S. cities and counties have faced obstacles at the state level all over the nation.
Study finds connection between living near oil and gas development and...
Fracking and horizontal drilling have enabled oil and gas development to encroach more and more into places where people live.
Fracking caused 6,648 spills in four states alone, Duke study finds
Most spills occurred in the the first three years of a well's life.
Fracking caused Pennsylvania earthquakes, new report confirms
The disposal of wastewater produced from fracking has led to the alarming increase of earthquakes.
Colorado attorney general sues Boulder County to end fracking ban
Records show that energy companies have spent millions of dollars to stop the anti-fracking measures.
Chemical plant boom spurred by fracking will bring smog, plastic glut,...
Fracking has already harmed the state's drinking water, air quality, and increased the speed of climate change.
Energy dept: Fracked oil to account for 60 percent of U.S....
The agency said that fracking oil production is expected to ramp up to 6 million barrels per day, well into next decade.
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US-Russia talks: The choice between peace and Escalation
As negotiations progress, U.S. officials must be honest about the U.S. role in provoking this crisis.
A presidential wrecking ball
Trump is spitting on the grave of Martin Luther King Jr.
Fifteen years after Citizens United, the Montana Plan poses the latest challenge to dark...
Voters in Montana will have the opportunity this fall to ban corporate political spending and dark money in federal, state and local...
DC sues Trump administration over attempted takeover of city police
District leaders warn of unprecedented assault on home rule as lawsuit seeks to block federal seizure of MPD.
ICE: The making of an American Gestapo
The depth and breadth of outrage against the brutal treatment of migrant and refugee families by ICE has even extended into the agency itself.