Tag: Fracking Wastewater
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Ohio Executive Pleads Guilty, Faces Three Years in Prison For Dumping Fracking Wastewater
Just over a year after he pleaded not guilty to violating the federal Clean Water Act, an Ohio wastewater company owner changed his tune regarding allegations that he dumped or ordered the dumping of thousands of toxic and potentially radioactive fracking wastewater into a storm drain. Ben Lupo, 63, pleaded guilty in federal court in Cleveland this week, the Associated…
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Ohio Executive Pleads Guilty, Faces Three Years in Prison For Dumping Fracking Wastewater
Just over a year after he pleaded not guilty to violating the federal Clean Water Act, an Ohio wastewater company owner changed his tune regarding allegations that he dumped or ordered the dumping of thousands of toxic and potentially radioactive fracking wastewater into a storm drain. Ben Lupo, 63, pleaded guilty in federal court in Cleveland this week, the Associated…
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1,000+ Health Care Professionals Call on President Obama to Halt Fracking
Today, Environment America Research & Policy Center and its state affiliates delivered letters from more than 1,000 doctors, nurses and other health professionals to President Obama and state decision-makers asserting that fracking should be stopped, given the overwhelming threats to public health. The letters come as public awareness of the health and environmental impacts of…
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Shalefield Stories: Personal Accounts From the Frontlines of Fracking
Yesterday, Environment America Research & Policy Center joined residents living on the frontlines of fracking who recounted their stories of illness, water contamination and damage to their livelihoods due to dirty drilling operations in a new booklet, Shalefield Stories. The new booklet was released even as President Obama touted natural gas development in his State of…
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Frackquakes: Public Opposition Builds As Property Rights Are Endangered in Texas
By Sharon Wilson and Alan Septoff The earthquakes you may have heard about—the 30 tremblers that have struck north central Texas since Nov. 1 and have damaged many homes. The quakes are most likely being caused by underground disposal wells used to get rid of wastewater generated during fracking operations. “Frackquakes,” some are calling them. [caption id="attachment_319300" align="alignnone" width="500"]…