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Abandoned Oil Wells Raise Fears of Pollution
By KATE GALBRAITH Published: June 8, 2013 LULING, Tex. — Amid the dry weeds on a 470-acre ranch here, a rusted head of steel pokes up, a...
Jun 12, 20131 min read
Pro-Fracking Greens Called Out in Ecologist’s New Manifesto
In a statement, ecologist Sandra Steingraber denounced Illinois’ new fracking regulations and described the need for a movement dedicated...
Jun 12, 20135 min read
Missouri Lawyer Brings Nuisance Claims to Fracking Arena
By Jim Efstathiou Jr., Andrew Harris & Sophia Pearson – Jun 10, 2013 11:00 PM CT Orlin Wagner/AP A file photo from 2009...
Jun 12, 20132 min read
Research Letter from NRDC, Sierra Club
CLICK HERE to read the full letter in pdf Here is an image of the introduction:
Jun 5, 20131 min read
USGS Investigating Water Contamination in Indiana Near Enhanced Oil/Gas Production
The USGS is investigating ground water pollution related to enhanced oil/gas production in Posey County, Indiana. Here is a link to the...
Jun 3, 20131 min read
Oil Pollution a Bitter Harvest for Illinois Farmers – Los Angeles Times
Environment: State has more than 4,000 abandoned wells, many of whose leaks have harmed soil, water supplies. January 22, 1997|MATT...
Jun 2, 20134 min read
EPA Documents Illinois Contamination History From Fracking Wastewater
With respect to the industry’s claim that there have been no documented or confirmed cases of water or land contamination, SAFE responds...
Jun 1, 20134 min read
“We Can Light Our Water on Fire,” Says Fracking Victim
Carroll County, OH: Joe and Dawn live in a part of Ohio that has seen a boom in the gas, oil and shale industry. And with it has come a...
May 31, 20133 min read
SB1715: We will still fight this horrible legislation
SAFE will not stand by as Illinois families are forced to join the Illinois List of the Harmed, and the National List of the Harmed. Stay...
May 29, 201311 min read
Sunday Times review of DEP drilling records reveals water damage, murky testing methods
The Times-Tribune By Laura Legere (Staff Writer) Published: May 19, 2013 First of two parts State environmental regulators determined...
May 25, 20139 min read
Another Spill in PA Town Where Fracking Just Resumed in April After 200,000+ Gallon Spill in March
Wed May 08, 2013 at 01:34 PM PDT Another Spill in PA Town Where Fracking Just Resumed in April After 200,000+ Gallon Spill in March by...
May 9, 20134 min read
Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania
Don’t expect the government to protect you from this pernicious industry. Alternet By Ellen Cantarow May 2, 2013 More than 70 years ago,...
May 2, 201312 min read
Family says gas drilling turning paradise home into nightmare
Channel 4 Action News’ Jim Parsons investigates in Fayette County UPDATED 8:35 PM EDT Mar 29, 2013 FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. —The Headley...
Apr 1, 20133 min read
The cost of fracking: What are the risks of tapping Illinois’ trapped oil and natural gas?
Thursday, March 28,2013 Illinois Times The cost of fracking What are the risks of tapping Illinois’ trapped oil and natural gas? By...
Mar 28, 201312 min read
Insight: The fight for North Dakota’s fracking-water market
CLICK ON THIS LINK to go to this important report from Reuters
Mar 25, 20131 min read
Renowned Science Writer Sandra Steingraber Puts Her Body On the Line to Defend Against Fracking
Steingraber says civil disobedience is a last-resort show of bravery that can change the outcome — but you have to get there before the...
Mar 24, 201316 min read
Washington County judge orders Marcellus Shale development settlement records unsealed
Written by Paula Reed Ward / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:44 am. Posted in Archives Stephanie and Chris...
Mar 24, 20132 min read
Harvard Law School Guide to Landowners Reveals Many Risks from Fracking
AN OHIO LANDOWNER’S GUIDE TO HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH ISSUES IN NATURAL GAS LEASES Harvard Law School...
Mar 24, 20131 min read
What the Frack is in That Water?
by Lena Groeger ProPublica, March 7, 2012, 11:38 a.m. Environmentalists have repeatedly pressed regulators to compel oil and gas...
Mar 24, 20131 min read
Updates from Pennsylvania
Saturday March 16, 2013 Pennsylvania… Rest in Peace On Monday, Jim Garrett, a Korean War veteran who lived directly below Range...
Mar 17, 201314 min read
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