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Small Towns Win Major Fracking Victory in New York’s Highest Court
Small Towns Win Major Fracking Victory in New York’s Highest CourtTuesday, July 1, 2014The small upstate New York towns of Dryden and Middlefield won a huge victory in court Monday over energy...
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Colorado Court Allows Ballot Initiatives On Fracking
Colorado Court Allows Ballot Initiatives On Fracking Thursday, July 3, 2014The Colorado Supreme Court has cleared the way for ballot initiatives that would permit municipalities to ban hydraulic...
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Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Spew Methane, Study Finds
Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Spew Methane, Study FindsMonday, July 14, 2014If you think the risks associated with fracking for oil and gas disappear once a well stops producing and goes out of...
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Germany Proposes Seven-Year Fracking Ban
Germany Proposes Seven-Year Fracking BanWednesday, July 16, 2014Environmentalists in Germany have more to celebrate this week than a World Cup championship title.Read moreKey Issues: EnergyFracking
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Vitter Pressures EPA Inspector General To Halt Fracking Inquiry
Vitter Pressures EPA Inspector General To Halt Fracking Inquiry
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Vitter Pressures EPA Inspector General To Halt Fracking Inquiry
Vitter Pressures EPA Inspector General To Halt Fracking InquiryWednesday, August 6, 2014It’s no secret that Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) disparages much of what the Environmental Protection Agency does,...
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GAO Faults EPA Program To Protect Water From Fracking
GAO Faults EPA Program To Protect Water From FrackingThursday, August 14, 2014The U.S. Government Accountability Office has challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s capabilities to...
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Too Loud To Be Silenced
Too Loud To Be SilencedTuesday, September 23, 2014Before Sunday’s climate march in New York City, environmental groups expected a turnout of maybe 100,000. The NY police thought the number would be...
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Danger in the Air
Danger in the AirSilica Particles from Frac Sand Mining Put Tens of Thousands at Risk
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Report: Rapidly Expanding Frac Sand Mining is Hidden Danger of Fracking Boom...
Report: Rapidly Expanding Frac Sand Mining is Hidden Danger of Fracking Boom in U.S.Thursday, September 25, 2014 Frac sand mining - the extraction of the fine-particle sand needed for hydraulic...
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Frac Sand Mining, Coming to You Soon?
Frac Sand Mining, Coming to You Soon?Thursday, October 16, 2014The boom in hydraulic fracking to extract natural gas and oil has created a huge demand for silica sand.Read moreKey Issues: EnergyFracking
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Monster Wells
Monster WellsDespite Drought, Hundreds of Fracking Sites Used More Than 10 Million Gallons of Water
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Billions of Gallons Used to Frack “Monster Wells,” Even in Drought Areas
Billions of Gallons Used to Frack “Monster Wells,” Even in Drought Areas Tuesday, November 18, 2014 The oil and gas industry insists that hydraulic fracturing of natural gas and oil wells does not...
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Cuomo Administration’s Decision to Ban Fracking is a Big Win for New Yorkers,...
Cuomo Administration’s Decision to Ban Fracking is a Big Win for New Yorkers, Grassroots ActivistsWednesday, December 17, 2014 The decision by the top health official in the Cuomo administration to ban...
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Toxic 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...
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Oil 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...
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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...
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New 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...
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Alarming 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,...
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