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Oil, Gas Drillers Run Up 2.5 Violations Daily: Study
Oil and gas drillers ran afoul of regulators on average 2.5 times a day in three energy-intensive states for mistakes such as wastewater spills, well leaks or pipeline ruptures during the boom in ...
First Federal Fracking Rules Face Challenge From Oil Industry
U.S. drillers already reeling from a six-month drop in oil prices denounced new U.S. fracking regulations as costly and unnecessary, and quickly met them with a lawsuit. After three years of debate, ...
Environmental Groups Sue EPA for Fracking Data
A coalition of advocacy groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeking access to information on toxic chemicals released by the energy industry through hydraulic fracturing, or ...
New York to Ban Fracking After Health Department Calls It Unsafe
The New York state Health Department said fracking for natural gas can't be done safely, dooming prospects that Governor Andrew Cuomo will end a six-year moratorium. Acting Health Commissioner Howard ...
Small Texas Quake Stirs Fracking Critics
A light earthquake shook the Dallas-Ft. Worth area of North Texas on Saturday night, leaving no known damage or casualties but stirring concern about the potential of the area's oil and gas fracking ...
Following the Science on Fracking, the Environment and Human Health
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) combined with horizontal drilling has unleashed a huge oil and gas boom in the United States and redrawn the world energy map. But could this new technology result in ...Research Sources for Praedicat’s Fracking Report
In a special report for Carrier Management, R.J. Briggs, Energy Economist for Praedicat, pulled together highlights of current scientific research on the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing. ...
Most Fracking Fluids Neither Toxic nor Harmless; Health Effects Unknown for One-Third
As the oil and gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing (or "fracking") proliferates, a new study on the contents of the fluids involved in the process raises concerns about several ...