Fracking Companies Silence Water Complaints With Sealed Settlements June 10, 2013 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Mark Drajem, Bloomberg Chris and Stephanie Hallowich were sure drilling for natural gas near their Pennsylvania home was to blame for the headaches,...
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo’s Administration Says ‘No Timetable’ on Fracking Decision May 8, 2013 Months after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration promised a decision “within weeks” on whether to allow hydraulic fracturing for...
Report: California Lags in Fracking Regulations April 12, 2013 A new report on hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in California warns there are risks of irreversible contamination of surface and groundwater...
Maryland Researchers Issue Fracking Recommendations March 18, 2013 Researchers commissioned by a state panel studying natural gas drilling in western Maryland have come up with recommendations. The researchers...
New York’s Fracking Health Study Results Likely Years Off March 11, 2013 A health study cited by leading environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as pivotal in helping persuade Gov. Andrew Cuomo to...
New York Senators Seek Fracking Delay to Await Key Study March 7, 2013 A critical bloc in New York’s Senate is calling for up to a two-year delay in hydraulic fracturing for natural...
Colorado City Moves To Ban Fracking February 21, 2013 Fort Collins city councilors have given initial approval to barring oil and gas exploration, including hydraulic fracturing, in city limits....
California Lawmakers Question Regulating Fracking February 14, 2013 California lawmakers are expressing doubts a Gov. Jerry Brown administration proposal to regulate hydraulic fracturing is tough enough and can...
Earthquake And Drilling Link Prompts Colorado Review December 6, 2012 A new report says earthquakes in Colorado and elsewhere may have been caused by a drilling procedure to dispose of...
Kentucky Earthquake Not Due to Mining: Geologist November 14, 2012 Geologists say the 4.3 magnitude earthquake that shook eastern Kentucky last weekend was too deep to be induced by the...