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Agency permanently bans fracking near Delaware River – 2 articles
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
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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MORE OHIOANS WANT SOME SAY IN SITING DRILLING WASTE INJECTION WELLS
The Allegheny Front: MORE OHIOANS WANT SOME SAY IN SITING DRILLING WASTE INJECTION WELLS. Each well drilled using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for oil and gas production creates tens of millions of gallons of wastewater, called produced water or brine. In Ohio, much of that wastewater is disposed of […]
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Study: Appalachia’s fracking boom has done little for local economies
Daily Climate: Appalachia’s fracking boom has done little for local economies: Study. “There has been no business case for fracking.”
Appalachia’s fracking boom has failed to deliver on promises of jobs and benefits to local economies, according to a new study.
The study, published today by the Ohio […]
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DeSmogBlog, January 21, 2021
Articles include: O&G Climate Denial Campaign Dates Back to 1980; Natural Gas Industry’s Hydrogen Push; Keystone XL Pipeline Canceled; Pacific Northwest Fossil Fuel Projects Dealt Massive Setbacks; Quits Fossil Fuel Lobby Group the American Petroleum Institute;
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Kristina Marusic discusses the health effects of fracking on “In This Climate”
Environmental Health News: LISTEN: Kristina Marusic discusses the health effects of fracking on “In This Climate”. “People in communities with fracking are fearful about the exposures they’re facing from the industry.”
EHN’s Pittsburgh reporter Kristina Marusic recently appeared on the podcast In This Climate to discuss the impacts of […]
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Studies: Families and advocates criticize Pa.’s fracking health studies
NPR discusses Families and advocates criticize Pa.’s fracking health studies. State announced $3.9 M studies after pressure from families of rare cancer patients in SW PA.
Two state-funded studies to determine whether fracking had anything to do with a group of childhood cancer cases in southwestern Pennsylvania are receiving criticism from advocates […]
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