Tag: fracking
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L.A. City Councilmembers Call for Fracking Moratorium
Yesterday, in city hall, Councilmembers Paul Koretz and Mike Bonin introduced a motion to place a moratorium on fracking within the city of Los Angeles and along the city’s water supply …
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UK’s Fracking Dilemma Continues
Today, according to Friends of the Earth (FOE), the UK government plans to end people’s right to be notified about plans to drill for gas and oil beneath their homes and on their land …
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Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Dumping Toxic Fracking Wastewater Into River
While some toxic fracking wastewater is injected into wells, it has also been dumped illegally into streams and rivers, contaminating Ohio’s waterways.
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Fracking Wastewater Spill Kills Rare Fish in KY, Puts Entire Species at Risk
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently published a peer-reviewed journal article that discusses the results of the investigation into a 2007 fracking wastewater spill in Kentucky …
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Industry Expert Anthony Ingraffea: Fracking is Frankensteinian
In this Shale Truth interview segment the Delaware Riverkeeper speaks to Cornell University Professor Anthony Ingraffea about issues surrounding the process of fracking …