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    • Agency permanently bans fracking near Delaware River – 2 articles

      Posted by Bill on February 26, 2021
      Fracking, Toxic Waste, Water

      NPR: Agency permanently bans fracking near Delaware River. A regulatory agency that’s responsible for the water supply of more than 13 million people in four Northeastern states voted Thursday to permanently ban natural gas drilling and fracking near a crucial waterway, asserting that gas development poses an unacceptable threat. The Delaware […]


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    • ‘No time to waste’: California bill would ban fracking in state by 2027

      Posted by Bill on February 19, 2021
      Climate Crisis, Fracking, Health, Laws Regulations

      The Guardian: ‘No time to waste’: California bill would ban fracking in state by 2027. Proposal is likely to be one of the most contentious fights in the state legislature this year.

      A new bill introduced in the California state senate on Wednesday would ban all […]


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    • Ongoing Potomac aquifer worries drive wave of new laws

      Posted by Bill on February 4, 2020
      Fracking, Laws Regulations, Water

      This Virginia Mercury article discusses the ongoing Potomac aquifer worries that are driving a wave of new laws in Virginia, including a ban on fracking in the Taylorsville Basin.

      From banning hydraulic fracturing in the eastern part of the state to restricting the water reserves from which certain wells can […]


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    • Oil and gas industry, leaning on Pittsburgh region, punches back against fracking ban in messaging campaign

      Posted by Bill on January 11, 2020
      Climate Crisis, Denialism, Fracking, Laws Regulations

      This article discusses how the O&G industry is attempting to influence the Pittsburgh region’s fracking ban.

      Mr. DeMarco, introducing himself to a crowd of 800 people drawn to a glitzy new entertainment district along the Potomac River, touted his home turf: “This is the region providing much of the energy […]


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    • DeSmogBlog, November 8, 2019 – Reports

      Posted by Bill on November 13, 2019
      Alternative Energy, Denialism, Financial Implications, Fracking, Laws Regulations, Studies Reports Tools, US Government Agencies

      This week’s articles include:

      As New York Takes Exxon to Court, Big Oil’s Strategy Against Climate Lawsuits Is Slowly Unveiled 

      Fossil Fuel Investments Cost California and Colorado Pension Funds Over $19 Billion, Report Finds

      New Estimates Predict a […]


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    • Shale gas fracking wasted ‘millions of taxpayers’ cash’, say scientists

      Posted by Bill on November 9, 2019
      Climate Crisis, Fracking, International

      This The Guardian article discusses the cost of fracking. Scientists say research on carbon capture was always better environmental option.

      Ministers have been condemned for wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money in a failed attempt to introduce fracking to the UK. The bid also […]


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    • Britain to impose immediate moratorium on fracking

      Posted by Bill on November 4, 2019
      Fracking, Health, International

      This The Hill article discusses how Britain is imposing an immediate moratorium on fracking.

      The United Kingdom on Saturday announced that it would enforce an immediate moratorium on fracking, saying that the government could not “rule out future unacceptable impacts” based on new scientific analysis.

      “Whilst acknowledging the huge potential of UK […]


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    • Natural gas developers banking on report to prevent Pa. fracking ban

      Posted by Bill on October 14, 2019
      Fracking, Water

      This article discusses how natural gas developers are banking on report to prevent Pa. fracking ban.

      Natural gas developers in Pennsylvania are hoping a recent water quality report by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission could squelch plans for a fracking ban that’s currently being considered by the neighboring Delaware River […]


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    • How did Maryland ban fracking? Listen here.

      Posted by Bill on June 11, 2018
      Fracking

      This podcast describes how Maryland banned fracking.


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    • Quebec to ban shale gas fracking, tighten rules for oil and gas drilling

      Posted by Bill on June 11, 2018
      International

      This article discusses where and why Quebec has banned fracking. New measures ban drilling for oil and gas in 1-km zone around urban areas, including Montreal.

      The Quebec government is banning fracking for shale gas provincewide.

      Pierre Moreau, the minister of energy and natural resources, announced a series of new measures to regulate oil […]


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