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Scientific study links flammable drinking water to fracking
For the first time, a scientific study has linked natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing with a pattern of drinking water contamination so severe that some faucets can be lit on fire.
Report: Fracking chemicals stay underground
A report released Saturday confirmed details about what many already knew was happening: gas drillers have injected millions of…
GOP proposes $1.6 billion cut to EPA budget, defends $4 billion in oil subsidies
WASHINGTON DC – Republicans unveiled a budget plan on Wednesday that proposed a $1.6 billion cut to the Environmental…
Keystone pipeline dirty, no economic boon
A rural policy group is giving the mitten to a proposed pipeline to pump Canadian tar sands oil to U.S. refineries. Opponents say the project would double greenhouse gas emissions and hurt local renewable energy efforts.
Wyoming rule to reveal secret fracking fluid
In a bid to head off EPA water regulators from increasing drill rig oversight, the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is getting tough on disclosing the mystery chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.
EPA demands fracking recipes for water study
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued letters to nine natural gas drilling companies requesting “cooperation in a scientific study” of hydraulic fracturing and how it affects drinking water and public health, the agency announced on Thursday.
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