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Canadian Scientists Expose Their Government’s Tar Sands Obsession at DC Briefing

EcoWatch A delegation of Canadian scientists and activists participated in a briefing today at the National Press Club in Washington, DC,...

Litigation

Oct 14, 20131 min read

Groundbreaking Report Calculates Damage Done by Fracking

EcoWatch October 3, 2013 http://ecowatch.com/2013/report-calculates-damage-by-fracking/ Environment America “The numbers don’t...

Education

Oct 6, 20133 min read

The Hard Numbers on Fracking: Radiation, Toxic Wastewater and Air Pollution

Friday, 04 October 2013 09:21 By Mike Ludwig, Truthout Kordite / Flickr)Researchers have found elevated levels of radioactive material...

Water Usage and Shortages

Oct 4, 20131 min read

Radioactive Wastewater From Fracking Is Found in a Pennsylvania Stream

New testing of treated wastewater from fracking shows that it contains high levels of radioactive radium, along with chloride and ...

Health Effects

Oct 3, 20131 min read

Radioactive Wastewater From Fracking Is Found in a Pennsylvania Stream

Smithsonian.com Surprising Science October 2, 2013 New testing of treated wastewater from fracking shows that it contains high levels of...

Education

Oct 2, 20132 min read

Seismic structure of the Central US crust and shallow upper mantle: Uniqueness of the Reelfoot Rift

Click http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X13002963 Abstract Using seismic surface waves recorded with Earthscope’s...

Education

Oct 2, 20131 min read

Radiation in Pennsylvania Creek Seen as Legacy of Fracking

Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-02/radiation-in-pennsylvania-creek-seen-as-legacy-of-frackin.html By Jim Efstathiou Jr. –...

Education

Oct 2, 20131 min read

Fracking Chemicals May Be Unknown, Even To Gas Drillers, Lawsuit Documents Suggest

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/fracking-chemicals_n_3998319.html Posted: 09/27/2013 7:33 am EDT | Updated: 09/30/2013 7:41 am...

Litigation

Sep 30, 20133 min read

Boxer asks EPA to ensure safety of L.A. neighborhood near oil field

California senator wants the agency to address chemical odors wafting through University Park neighborhood from Allenco oil field. Los...

Education

Sep 30, 20131 min read

EXPERTS: FRACKING METHANE LEAKAGE STUDY FINANCED BY GAS INDUSTRY WITH PARTNER, EDF, IS DEEPLY FLAWED

Numerous Problems Outlined With How Study Was Conducted in Order to Achieve Results Inconsistent with Findings of Independent Researchers...

Education

Sep 20, 20134 min read

New research: more than half of landowners report problems with shale gas development on their land

Amy Mall’s Blog Posted September 12, 2013 in Health and the Environment Earlier this year, researchers from West Virginia University...

Education

Sep 15, 20131 min read

Confirmed: Fracking practices to blame for Ohio earthquakes

From NBC News Charles Q. Choi LiveScience Sep. 4, 2013 at 3:54 PM ET USGS This map shows the intensity of shaking in the area of a...

Education

Sep 5, 20131 min read

Statement on Preliminary Findings from the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project Study

Concerned Health Professionals of NY August 27, 2013 by Larysa Dyrszka, MD; Kathleen Nolan, MD, MSL; and Sandra Steingraber, PhD Early...

Health Effects

Sep 5, 20131 min read

Confirmed: Fracking Triggers Quakes and Seismic Chaos

Mother Jones —By Kate Sheppard, Jaeah Lee, and Brett Brownell | Thu Jul. 11, 2013 11:04 AM PDT Mother Jones World map vector: Antun...

Earthquakes

Sep 5, 20132 min read

President Obama’s Climate Action Plan: Not Even Close

Tom Weis Unfortunately for all of us, the blueprint he presented is more PR than plan, and has zero chance of stabilizing the climate. To...

Alternatives to Fracking

Aug 12, 20131 min read

Victory in Fracking Wastewater Fight in PA

Earthjustice If not for the effort of Clean Water Action and Earthjustice, a wastewater treatment plant in southwestern Pennsylvania...

Litigation

Aug 8, 20131 min read

Potential well water contaminants highest near natural gas drilling, UT Arlington study says

University of Texas Arlington 26 July 2013 Media Contact: Traci Peterson, Office:817-272-9208, Cell:817-521-5494, tpeterso@uta.edu A new...

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Jul 28, 20132 min read

The Toxic Legacy of Waste Injection Wells

DeSmog Canada By Elizabeth Hand Early scientific analysis predicted that the risks associated with hazardous waste injection wells would...

Water Usage and Shortages

Jul 5, 20131 min read

WY Groups Call Foul as EPA Hands Fracking Groundwater Contamination Investigation Over to State

June 21, 2013 Earthworks Pavillion-area citizens, landowners and environmental groups today condemned Gov. Mead’s (R-WY) announcement...

Research

Jun 24, 20131 min read

Frackademia: University of Tennessee Set to Lease Forest For Fracking, Enriching Governor’s Fa

8,600 acres of the Cumberland Forest owned by University of Tennessee-Knoxville will be leased off to the oil and gas industry this...

Education

Jun 12, 20132 min read

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Canadian Scientists Expose Their Government’s Tar Sands Obsession at DC Briefing

Groundbreaking Report Calculates Damage Done by Fracking

The Hard Numbers on Fracking: Radiation, Toxic Wastewater and Air Pollution

Radioactive Wastewater From Fracking Is Found in a Pennsylvania Stream

Radioactive Wastewater From Fracking Is Found in a Pennsylvania Stream

Seismic structure of the Central US crust and shallow upper mantle: Uniqueness of the Reelfoot Rift

Radiation in Pennsylvania Creek Seen as Legacy of Fracking

Fracking Chemicals May Be Unknown, Even To Gas Drillers, Lawsuit Documents Suggest

Boxer asks EPA to ensure safety of L.A. neighborhood near oil field

EXPERTS: FRACKING METHANE LEAKAGE STUDY FINANCED BY GAS INDUSTRY WITH PARTNER, EDF, IS DEEPLY FLAWED

New research: more than half of landowners report problems with shale gas development on their land

Confirmed: Fracking practices to blame for Ohio earthquakes

Statement on Preliminary Findings from the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project Study

Confirmed: Fracking Triggers Quakes and Seismic Chaos

President Obama’s Climate Action Plan: Not Even Close

Victory in Fracking Wastewater Fight in PA

Potential well water contaminants highest near natural gas drilling, UT Arlington study says

The Toxic Legacy of Waste Injection Wells

WY Groups Call Foul as EPA Hands Fracking Groundwater Contamination Investigation Over to State

Frackademia: University of Tennessee Set to Lease Forest For Fracking, Enriching Governor’s Fa

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Canadian Scientists Expose Their Government’s Tar Sands Obsession at DC Briefing

Groundbreaking Report Calculates Damage Done by Fracking

The Hard Numbers on Fracking: Radiation, Toxic Wastewater and Air Pollution

Radioactive Wastewater From Fracking Is Found in a Pennsylvania Stream

Radioactive Wastewater From Fracking Is Found in a Pennsylvania Stream

Seismic structure of the Central US crust and shallow upper mantle: Uniqueness of the Reelfoot Rift

Radiation in Pennsylvania Creek Seen as Legacy of Fracking

Fracking Chemicals May Be Unknown, Even To Gas Drillers, Lawsuit Documents Suggest

Boxer asks EPA to ensure safety of L.A. neighborhood near oil field

EXPERTS: FRACKING METHANE LEAKAGE STUDY FINANCED BY GAS INDUSTRY WITH PARTNER, EDF, IS DEEPLY FLAWED

New research: more than half of landowners report problems with shale gas development on their land

Confirmed: Fracking practices to blame for Ohio earthquakes

Statement on Preliminary Findings from the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project Study

Confirmed: Fracking Triggers Quakes and Seismic Chaos

President Obama’s Climate Action Plan: Not Even Close

Victory in Fracking Wastewater Fight in PA

Potential well water contaminants highest near natural gas drilling, UT Arlington study says

The Toxic Legacy of Waste Injection Wells

WY Groups Call Foul as EPA Hands Fracking Groundwater Contamination Investigation Over to State

Frackademia: University of Tennessee Set to Lease Forest For Fracking, Enriching Governor’s Fa

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