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Fracking: The Musical

Wendy Norris — Thu, 12 May 2011 17:06:51 +0000

You knew it was only a matter of time. Fracking gets its own soundtrack.

Scientific study links flammable drinking water to fracking

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica — Wed, 11 May 2011 06:08:19 +0000

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

Nicholas Kusnetz, ProPublica — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:43:35 +0000

A report released Saturday confirmed details about what…

Hydrofracked? One man’s mystery leads to a backlash against natural gas drilling

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:54:37 +0000

There are few things a family needs to survive more than fresh drinking water.

Fearing Gasland

Sarah Laskow, The Media Consortium — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:23:03 +0000

The natural gas industry is afraid that Josh Fox,…

Caution urged on natural gas development

Public News Service — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:36:37 +0000

Interior Sec. Ken Salazar called this week for natural gas firms to reveal the chemical stew used in hydraulic fracturing on federal lands.

NY approves hydraulic fracturing moratorium

Marie C. Baca, ProPublica — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:30:42 +0000

The New York State legislature placed a temporary halt to hydraulic fracturing while state and federal agencies review the controversial drilling method believed to contaminate drinking water wells.

Firms duck fracking fluid disclosure rules

Marie C. Baca, ProPublica — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:42:54 +0000

Two chemical manufacturers are seeking an exemption from new Wyoming disclosure regulations for chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, a natural gas drilling process suspected of polluting groundwater.

EPA demands fracking recipes for water study

Marian Wang, ProPublica — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:44:31 +0000

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.

Energy states recovery lag

Stateline — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:37:18 +0000

A new Federal Reserve study throws cold water on the theory that energy-producing states recover from recessions first.