The mayor of Brenham signed Monday the city council’s unanimous resolution opposing the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) plans to auction lands beneath and around Lake Somerville for oil and gas development. The resolution cited concerns that loss or contamination of the lake’s water supply would be “catastrophic” for its residents. Lake Somerville is the […]
Maryland is on track to become the third state to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for oil and natural gas, after the Senate voted 35-10 on Monday for a measure already approved by the House. The bill is now headed to Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, who is in favor of a statewide fracking ban. Hogan, […]
In a 2-1 decision Thursday, the Colorado Court of Appeals reversed the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s order denying a youth-brought rulemaking petition against fracking and a lower court’s order upholding the denial. The court remanded the case to the district court and the commission, finding that the commission erred in its interpretation of […]
Hundreds of Floridians gathered today to urge elected officials to pass a fracking ban, commit to increasing renewable energy sources and protect our waterways. “Banning fracking in Florida is one of the best things we can do to protect our treasured waterways, public health and economy,” said State Sen. Jack Latvala (R-Clearwater). “I stand with […]
The Maryland House of Delegates passed a milestone fracking ban bill Friday with unprecedented bipartisan support. House Bill 1325, which passed by a vote of 97 to 40, would ban hydraulic fracturing statewide. Public opposition to the practice has grown over the past year, as more than a dozen counties and cities across the state […]
Scientists have determined that methane from a fracked well contaminated a Texas family’s water supply and triggered an explosion that nearly killed four members of the family. The family’s ranch in Palo Pinto County is located only a few thousand feet away from a natural gas well. Scientists have found that methane escaped from a […]
A report prepared by Key-Log Economics for the Sierra Club and Appalachian Mountain Advocates was released Monday, detailing what it calls the true costs of the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline. The proposed fracked gas pipeline was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on its former chair’s final day—just before the commission lost its quorum. […]
For the record, I’m against Hydraulic fracturing or fracking for short. I’m against people who are for and do Hydraulic fracturing. Reason: People have a right to clean air and clean water. (PERIOD) Ban Fracking Now! #DontFrackMD All Power to the People!!!@HipHopCaucus pic.twitter.com/WQO4R5AYAR — rev yearwood ✊? (@RevYearwood) March 2, 2017 This is not about […]
Despite a crackdown on wastewater injection volumes, Oklahoma has once again been named the state with the highest risk of human-induced earthquakes, according to new seismicity maps released Wednesday by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Damage to buildings in Cushing, Oklahoma from a 5.0-magnitude earthquake on November 6, 2016. Dolan Paris, USGS Geologists believe that […]
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