Tag: Fracking Wastewater
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Illinois Fracking Bill: A Worst Case Scenario
As part of this industry-friendly package, the bill gives legal standing to cost-cutting but unsafe and unhealthful practices. Loopholes allow flaring of natural gas, use of frack pits to store toxic drill cuttings and larger pits to store “unexpected”…
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New Fracking Rules Leave Drought-Ridden States High and Dry
Proposed standards that the U.S. Department of Interior announced last week for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands are hugely important, especially in the arid West where water is gold. Unfortunately, water protection gets short shrift in…
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New Fracking Rules Leave Drought-Ridden States High and Dry
Proposed standards that the U.S. Department of Interior announced last week for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands are hugely important, especially in the arid West where water is gold. Unfortunately, water protection gets short shrift in…
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After One Arrest, Sit In Continues Demanding Moratorium on Fracking
After sitting in at the Governor’s office on Tuesday demanding a meeting—after being denied a meeting for countless months and many requests—Angie Viands was arrested for refusing to leave. This morning, two more Illinoisans resumed the sit in …