Category: Pennsylvania
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The Most Dangerous ‘Model’ Laws Written by ALEC
The same law that contributed to George Zimmerman walking free out of a Florida courtroom last weekend after taking the life of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was primarily written by the same super lobbying group behind legislation protecting natural gas …
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States Turn Blind Eye as Fracking Industry Routinely Violates Laws
A scathing new investigation from EnergyWire confirms the worst fears of citizens across the country who live near fracking sites: state regulators are not doing everything they can to prevent oil and gas companies …
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Who Pays the Cost of Fracking?
Just reclaiming a fracking site can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the damage done by fracking—from contaminated groundwater to ruined roads—can cost millions of dollars. But today’s report shows that …
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Ohio Fights Back After Becoming the Nation’s Fracking Waste Dump
Ohio is home to 190,000 of the 680,000 fracking fluid disposal wells nationwide. Last year, more than 14 million barrels of the toxic waste were injected into …
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Pennsylvanians Demand Senators Declare Independence from Fracking
The rallies, coordinated by local citizens and statewide environmental groups, highlighted key legislators’ continued opposition to a moratorium on fracking, despite growing support in the Commonwealth …