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Since 2003, a commonly used methane detector has been underestimating leak rates
By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News, August 4, 2015
By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News, August 4, 2015
A dispute between two environmental scientists is creating a controversy over how much methane is leaking from natural gas production …
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Families have been silenced! Why? Because Fracking companies bought their silence. All over the US from WY to …
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that homeowners can sue oil and gas companies for damages caused by earthquakes in state trial courts
By Richard A. Oppel Jr., New York Times, June 30, 2015
By Richard A. Oppel Jr., New York Times, June 30, 2015
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that …
DEP will investigate to see if there is a possible link between the radioactivity in the creek and shale gas drilling
By Natasha Khan, Observer-Reporter, June 5, 2015
By Natasha Khan, Observer-Reporter, June 5, 2015
Notice is now being paid to radioactivity in tributaries of the Monongahela …
EPA says new study should not be seen as proof that hydraulic fracturing is being safely done
By Weston W. Wilson, The Hill, June 15, 2015
By Weston W. Wilson, The Hill, June 15, 2015
Despite a press release from EPA proclaiming there is no widespread groundwater contamination due …
Ruth Hardinger
The Basement Rocks encourages a look below Earth’s surface where the largest biomass on the planet resides. These underground necessary forces of life exist in the dark. I’m intrigued by how this becomes an association with early civilizations …
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This study shows the potential contribution of shale gas extraction in Pennsylvania to air quality in downwind states
By Phys.org, May 1, 2015
By Phys.org, May 1, 2015
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Emissions linked to hydraulic fracturing, the method of …
Evaluating a Groundwater Supply Contamination Incident Attributed to Marcellus Shale Gas Development
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Read more on this story in the New York Times
Introduction
High-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) has revolutionized the oil and gas industry worldwide but has been accompanied by highly controversial incidents of reported …
For nearly 30 years, she studied the effects that chemicals used in the fossil fuel industry have on the endocrine system
By Julie Dermansky, Desmog, December 29, 2014
By Julie Dermansky, Desmog, December 29, 2014
Dr. Theo Colborn, founder of the Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX…
Environmentalists challenge permits that result in dumping of toxic chemicals on tribal land
By Elizabeth Shogren, High Country News, April 14, 2015
By Elizabeth Shogren, High Country News, April 14, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency last month issued revised permits for oil companies to dump literally rivers of wastewater—including …
