Tag: fracking
How one Utah community fought the fracking industry—and won
“Speak out, pull together like-minded neighbors, organize and don’t give up.”
Environmental groups sue Trump administration calling plan to open millions of...
"Trump's illegal, deeply unjust fracking plan would be a disaster for Central Valley communities, as well as our climate, wildlife and water."
The fracking industry’s methane problem is a climate problem
As the scale of the fracking industry's methane problem becomes more widely known, the true impact of fracking for oil and gas becomes crystal clear.
As fracking companies face bankruptcy, US regulators enable firms to duck...
“Currently there is no way to treat, store, and release the billions of gallons of wastewater at the surface.”
Oil and gas industry rebukes fracking ban talk as UN shows...
“The time to begin planning for a wind-down of gas production is, as with other fossil fuels, already upon us."
Climate groups applaud Newsom’s temporary fracking ban in California, but say...
"Relentless organizing" by climate action groups across California forced the governor to call for a moratorium on fracking, 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben said.
UK halts fracking, effective immediately
"Fracking moratorium is thanks to years and years and years of work by local communities, campaigners and fierce political pressure."
How things got so fracking bad in Ohio
Ohio’s natural gas production has swelled more than 2,200 percent in just seven years. But some residents are reporting polluted air and water as a result.
Fracking study shows toxic chemical exposure 2,000 feet from drilling sites
"Secret exposure to chemicals that our own EPA reports as a potential hazard to human health is unconscionable."
New study says earthquakes in Texas are caused by fracking
So far this year TexNet seismographs have recorded 209 earthquakes, compared to 192 in 2018.
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GOP-led states risk leaving 10 million children hungry by rejecting $1.14 billion summer food...
Twelve Republican-led states face a January 1 deadline to join the Summer EBT program, a lifeline for millions of hungry kids, as advocates urge governors to act amid rising food insecurity and economic challenges.
More than 120 House Democrats urge Biden to ratify Equal Rights Amendment as deadline...
Lawmakers push President Joe Biden to finalize a constitutional ban on sex discrimination while Republicans invoke past deadlines to stall progress.
Trump’s Cabinet picks aren’t just unqualified and inexperienced—they’re morally bankrupt
While every president has a right to select their own Cabinet appointees, the Senate also has the Constitutional authority to decide whether each nominee is fit to serve.
Endo’s end around: How one of the nation’s largest opioid makers escaped a $7...
Endo “came with a strategy purposely intended to reduce payments to opioid victims."
6 fracking Billionaires and climate denial groups behind Trump’s cabinet
Trump’s nominees are backed by major players in the world of climate obstruction – from Project 2025 and Koch network fixtures to oil-soaked Christian nationalists.