Tag: fracking
Bleak financial outlook for US fracking industry
General investors are finally catching up to the bad deal that fracking represents, but the question is: What took them so long?
Environmental groups sue BLM for not conducting environmental reviews in New...
The fracking push is "symptomatic of a broader assault on our public lands by the Trump administration."
Fracking’s dirty water problem is getting much bigger
Reusing fracking wastewater not only can have high levels of salts and chemical contaminants, but it also can be radioactive.
The research is in: Stop fracking asap
Science. Evidence. Facts. Do these even matter anymore in U.S. policy? They should — especially when it comes to issues that affect...
As risky finances alienate investors, fracking companies look to retirement funds...
Drilling companies plan to source 40 percent of their capital for 2019 from private equity funds.
Babies born in high-intensity oil and gas areas are 70% more...
"This study provides further evidence of a positive association between maternal proximity to oil and gas well site activities and several types of CHDs."
America’s big bet on selling fracked gas to China and the...
A lot of evidence points to these being bad bets — just like coal.
Williams pipeline support highlights environmental defense fund’s long, cozy relationship with...
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), an environmental group with close ties to the corporate community, has taken a friendly approach to the...
Former shale gas CEO says fracking revolution has been ‘a disaster’...
Steve Schlotterbeck, who led drilling company EQT as it expanded to become the nation’s largest producer of natural gas in 2017, arrived at a petrochemical industry conference...
Bureau of Land Mg’t gives Big Oil permits to drill Chaco...
This ancestral Indigenous land is now a checkerboard of state, federal, private, and Indigenous land.
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Mitch McConnell and Tommy Tuberville gave Democrats the blueprint for anti-Trump opposition
Democrats can stymie a significant chunk of his legislative agenda if they’re willing to commit to four years of steadfast opposition.
Bernie Sanders slams Congress for claiming ‘no money’ for housing and healthcare while approving...
The senator criticizes lawmakers for prioritizing the military-industrial complex over working families as the Senate advances a near $1 trillion defense budget.
How billionaires have sidestepped a tax aimed at the rich
Lawmakers created a new type of Medicare tax to capture the kinds of income the rich often enjoy, but a host of billionaires have managed to avoid paying it.
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.
Putting our children first: How gun safety as a nonpartisan issue helped local candidates...
Moms Demand Action-backed candidates succeed by emphasizing community safety, depoliticizing gun reform, and addressing fears of school shootings.