Category: Pennsylvania
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Governor Quinn Signs Illinois Fracking Bill
Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment (SAFE) is horrified at the decision of the Illinois General Assembly, and Governor Quinn, to put the water, air, soil, health and economic future of Southern and Central Illinois at risk …
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U.S. Fracking Industry Reacts to Water Scarcity Issues
“When all of us had nothing [before the oil boom], there was nothing to fight about … Now, so many friendships have been destroyed because of water and oil.”
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An Inside Look at the Fight to Stop Fracking in Michigan
Frack wells in Michigan are using 8 to 12 to 21 million gallons of fresh water per horizontal run, water that frackers are allowed to draw at no cost other than the cost of drilling a water well on the frack well pad. Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality …
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Oil and Gas Industry Targets Tennessee After State Passes Fracking Rules
The relatively untapped Chattanooga shale field—which runs from southern Kentucky through central Tennessee—will soon see a long awaited incursion of major gas and oil companies …
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Sandra Steingraber’s Manifesto: Illinois Fracking Rules a Betrayal of Democracy and Science
“Knowing that our own government has abdicated its responsibility to protect the safety and well-being of the citizenry, knowing that no one is coming to save us, we declare our intent to save ourselves …”