Tag: fracking
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."
How big oil rigs the system to keep winning
The oil and gas industry has refined its techniques to stay a step ahead over decades. And it has no plans to stop anytime soon.
Shell oil plans to blast South African coastline in search for...
Shell’s oil and gas exploration on South Africa's Wild Coast will be destructive for people and nature. The best way to mitigate the effects of seismic blasting is NOT TO DO IT!!
Price spikes puncture fracking’s promise to keep natural gas prices low
After a decade spent stoking demand for “abundant” natural gas, the U.S. now sits more exposed than ever to the fossil fuel’s wild price swings. Oil and gas advocates want you to blame wind and solar energy.
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How Democrats helped clear Trump’s path back to power
The Democratic Party has chosen again and again to abandon working people and cling to corporate power, militarism, and a feckless, out-of-touch leadership class, Norman Solomon of RootsAction says. And we’re all paying the price.
What I saw in Cuba was resilience
It was a country enduring a 66-year siege, and a people who, against all odds, continue to build, create, and care for one another.
Minnesota sues Trump administration after federal agents withhold evidence in fatal immigration raid shootings
State officials say federal authorities blocked access to key evidence following deaths tied to Operation Metro Surge.
Top Interior officials ordered parks to end science policy, emails show
Under President Donald Trump, the Park Service has rescinded a policy aimed at preventing activities that threaten park resources and human health.
Meta & Google found liable in landmark cases for knowingly causing harm to young...
Over the course of the trials, documents revealed that tech companies were well aware of the addictive properties of their social media products and exploited these properties to increase their profits.