California’s Fracking Wastewater Full of Toxic Chemicals
California’s Fracking Wastewater Full of Toxic ChemicalsTuesday, March 10, 2015 The recent discovery of high levels of benzene in wastewater from oil and gas fracking operations in California turns out...
View ArticleNew Industry-Friendly Fracking Rules Fall Short
New Industry-Friendly Fracking Rules Fall ShortFriday, March 20, 2015 The Obama Administration’s new hydraulic fracturing rules, released Friday, leave too much control in the hands of the oil and gas...
View ArticleAlarming New Study Could Be First of Many Signs That Fracking Threatens...
Alarming New Study Could Be First of Many Signs That Fracking Threatens Drinking Water Monday, May 4, 2015 A new study published today that found a chemical used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,...
View ArticleEWG Deconstructs California’s Toxic Fracking Recipe
EWG Deconstructs California’s Toxic Fracking Recipe Wednesday, August 12, 2015 The fluids used for hydraulic fracturing in California oil wells contain dozens of hazardous chemicals linked to cancer,...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Fracking Fluids Tell a Bigger Story
California’s Fracking Fluids Tell a Bigger StoryFriday, August 14, 2015Although hydraulic fracturing for oil has gone on for decades in California and half a million Californians live within a mile of...
View ArticleWill New Chemical Law Hide the Fracking Industry’s Toxic Secrets?
Will New Chemical Law Hide the Fracking Industry’s Toxic Secrets? Friday, May 13, 2016The makeup of hydraulic fracturing fluid – the slurry of chemicals, sand and water injected deep underground to...
View ArticleIn Reversal, EPA Confirms That Fracking Pollutes Drinking Water
In Reversal, EPA Confirms That Fracking Pollutes Drinking WaterWednesday, December 14, 2016The Environmental Protection Agency has just confirmed what communities near many oil and gas production...
View ArticleTrump’s Top Regulatory Adviser Juggles Myriad Energy Industry Conflicts of...
Trump’s Top Regulatory Adviser Juggles Myriad Energy Industry Conflicts of InterestFriday, December 23, 2016President-elect Donald Trump has appointed billionaire investor Carl Icahn as his special...
View ArticleWho's Watching the Oil and Gas Industry in California?
Who's Watching the Oil and Gas Industry in California?Monday, May 8, 2017California's well-earned reputation as the nation's greenest state, with cutting-edge policies mandate fuel efficiency and...
View ArticleToxic Chemicals in Oil and Gas Drilling Waste: The List Grows Longer
Toxic Chemicals in Oil and Gas Drilling Waste: The List Grows LongerThursday, January 15, 2015New tests of wastewater discharged from oil and gas drilling in Pennsylvania and West Virginia show that...
View ArticleOil and Water Don’t Mix -- Add trains and it’s a disaster waiting to happen
Oil and Water Don’t Mix -- Add trains and it’s a disaster waiting to happen Thursday, February 19, 2015When I heard earlier this week that a train carrying crude oil had derailed and exploded in flames...
View ArticleToxic Chemicals May Contaminate Oil Field Wastewater Used to Grow Calif. Crops
Toxic Chemicals May Contaminate Oil Field Wastewater Used to Grow Calif. Crops
View ArticleA Bill of Rights To Keep Utilities From Penalizing Solar Customers
A Bill of Rights To Keep Utilities From Penalizing Solar CustomersThursday, March 7, 2019Duke Energy, the largest investor-owned electric utility in the U.S., wants to charge customers in South...
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