The United States will slash its estimate of undiscovered Marcellus shale natural gas by nearly 80 percent after an updated assessment by government geologists.
The formation, which stretches from New York to Tennessee, contains …
Advocacy group seeks a full environmental impact review for Delaware River Basin Commission prior to adopting any gas development regulations
Seeking to protect the Delaware River Basin and the health of the millions …
Groups File Suit Against Army Corps and Delaware River Basin Commission Over Gas Drilling Regulations; Lawsuit charges that an analysis must be completed and environmental impacts understood before drilling moves forward in the Delaware River Basin.…
The worst Texas drought since record-keeping began 116 years ago may crimp an oil and natural- gas drilling boom as government officials ration water supplies crucial to energy exploration.
In the hardest-hit areas, water-management districts …
The worst Texas drought since record-keeping began 116 years ago may crimp an oil and natural- gas drilling boom as government officials ration water supplies crucial to energy exploration.
In the hardest-hit areas, water-management districts are …
Demand For Fracking Study In Delaware River Basin Has Been Ignored
Even Though Drilling Would Affect NY Watershed And Portions Of 8 New York Counties
Feds Abandon Legally Required …
http://www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/an-anti-fracking-victory-in-south-africa/
http://naturalgasforeurope.com/south-africa-takes-cautionary-approach.htm
When the South African government recently announced a national moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, the controversial, water-intense and polluting method of extracting natural …
OUTLINE
POTENTIAL STRESSORS ON HUMAN HEALTH THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN AREAS WHERE GAS DRILLING OCCURS
·Air
·Water
·Waste management
·Noise
·Traffic
·Psychological stressors
·Health infrastructure
·Socioeconomic issues
·Accidents
·Radioactivity
·Psychological stressors
OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY EXEMPTIONS …
Chesapeake Energy has successfully replaced a wellhead that was defective and had caused a blowout with fracking fluid escaping from a well in Leroy Township near Canton in Bradford County, PA last week. Over a two day period, fracking fluid …
BENTON TWP. – A hearing to consider a conditional use application for a natural gas well was canceled Wednesday evening but about 150 people rallied at the hearing site to oppose gas drilling in the township.…
Chesapeake Energy experienced a blowout at a well being drilled near Canton in Bradford County, PA on Tuesday at 11:45 pm. A blowout occurs when the pressure systems fail and results (in this case) in drilling fracking fluids escaping in …
ALLENTOWN — A blowout at a natural gas well in rural northern Pennsylvania spilled thousands of gallons of chemical-laced water today, contaminating a stream and forcing the evacuation of seven families who live nearby as crews …
