Tag: fracking
New poll shows Pennsylvania voters want a ‘crackdown’ on fracking
As the promised benefits of fracking fail to materialize and the environmental costs mount, Pennsylvania voters of all demographics favor more regulation.
Fracking dumps millions of gallons of toxic chemicals into Gulf of...
“Offshore fracking threatens Gulf communities and wildlife far more than our government has acknowledged.”
Supreme Court allows fracked gas pipeline’s use of eminent domain. But...
The decision could give private companies more power to take state land, but experts point to a thicket of legal obstacles that remain in the pipeline’s way.
Exxon is telling investors its Permian fracking projects are ‘world class’....
A new report finds that the productivity of ExxonMobil’s wells in the Permian basin declined in 2019, raising “troubling questions about the quality” of its assets.
How third-party auditors make oil industry fraud possible
The accounting companies hired by oil companies to evaluate their inflated financial claims are on the hook from investors frustrated by the lack of accountability.
SEC finds fracking sand company misled investors with claims of ‘game...
The fracking industry’s over-the-top claims to investors have been the norm, but even when proven to be fraudulent, companies suffer almost no consequences.
Living near fracking wells is linked to higher rate of heart...
Fracking and the increased truck traffic created by the industry raise levels of air pollution significantly, and exposure to air pollution raises heart attack risk.
Struggling to make a profit, fracking investors are searching for the...
“Banks are losing money and investors are stuck in investments they can’t get rid of.”
California’s fracking ban fails in the Senate
While California is a major U.S. oil producer, urban democratic senators were hoping to change the state's course and take a lead on the climate crisis.
Appalachian fracking faces financial risks, report warns. Hopes for petrochemical plastics...
The associated petrochemical buildout that the region has pinned its hopes on as the future of natural gas is “unlikely,” the report states.
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Israel accused of assassinating five Gaza journalists in targeted airstrike
Al Jazeera calls deadly strike on press tent “blatant and premeditated attack on press freedom” as press freedom groups warn of pattern of killings and smear campaigns against reporters in Gaza.
Leaked transcript reveals Netanyahu blocked ceasefire and imposed starvation in Gaza
Israeli cabinet minutes show Prime Minister rejected hostage deal, cut off all aid, and broke ceasefire to force Hamas surrender, triggering mass civilian deaths and famine.
How Trump helps companies save a pittance at the risk of workers’ lives
“I don’t understand how a person in a suit and tie can make decisions for the people who are running the bolts and hauling the stuff out.”
US plans to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel, and Russia
Leaked State Department drafts show significant omissions of abuses, including against LGBTQ+ people and political corruption, in reports on key U.S. allies.
How city-owned grocery stores can tackle food insecurity
As private grocers abandon low-income neighborhoods, Zohran Mamdani’s public ownership proposal offers a solution to market failures.