Tag: fracking
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Global Frackdown 2 Calls for a Worldwide Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing
On Oct. 19, people from around the world will unite for a day of action to protest fracking. A project of Food & Water Watch, the second annual Global Frackdown will bring thousands of people …
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In Wake of Colorado Flooding, U.S. Reps Call for Hearing on Oil and Gas Spills
Two House Democrats, Rep. Polis and Rep. DeFazio, have called on the House Natural Resources Committee to investigate numerous oil and gas spills during Colorado’s devastating floods in September. The hearing would call on members of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …
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Radioactive Water From Fracking Found in Pennsylvania Creek According to Duke Study
A Duke University study published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, found dangerously high levels of radiation in a creek near a drilling wastewater treatment facility …
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Groundbreaking Report Calculates Damage Done by Fracking
As federal policy makers decide on rules for fracking on public lands, a new report calculates the toll of this dirty drilling on our environment, including 280 billion gallons of toxic wastewater generated by fracking in 2012 …
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EPA Funds for Fracking Impact Study Rejected by North Carolina Officials
North Carolina’s mining and energy commissioners are in the midst of a fracking battle—and they’re winning. They’re arguing that the state’s regulations for clean water protection are over-the-top and unnecessary …