Tag: fracking
Earthquake strikes Wayne National Forest near fracking operations
We call upon the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to cease and withdraw all plans for fracking in Ohio's only national forest.
Maryland bans fracking
“Maryland is taking a huge step forward, but communities are continuing to suffer as fracking and extreme extraction expands worldwide.”
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.
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