State approves expansion of fracking on public lands over environmental concerns

COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 9,000 new acres of state-owned land have been made available for fracking, as a result of a decision by the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission. The designated land ...
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Researchers work to better understand possible environmental impacts of fracking

For years, fracking has been a hot topic of debate in the United States. The process works by drilling deep below the earth’s surface and extracting gas by injecting a high-pressure water mixture that ...
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A Pennsylvania fracking report had 8 recommendations. 5 years later, few have been implemented

Work continues at a shale gas well drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa., March 12, 2020. Five years after a landmark Pennsylvania grand jury report slammed the Department of Environmental Protection for ...

Is Fracking in Texas Endangering a Day Care’s Children?

This story was originally reported by Lauren Nutall of The 19th. ARLINGTON, TEXAS — In early December, drilling resumed near ...
Westword

A Small Win for a Community Fighting the Oil and Gas Industry

I wouldn’t wish living next to an active frack site on my worst enemy. The low humming noise, bright lights and vibrations keep you up all night. The foul smells fill your home and your lungs. But ...
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Can Texas clean up fracking water enough to use for farming? One company thinks so.

An alfalfa garden patch grows at the Texas Pacific Water Resources research and development project site outside of Midland. Researchers watered the alfalfa with cleaned produced water from a fracking ...
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Midwest City officials say ‘their hands are tied’ after concern is raised over a well site near a residential area

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (KFOR) — A resident in Midwest City is sharing her concerns about a fracking site near her home and a state law that keeps the city from regulating where companies drill. Aubrey ...