Category Archives: Hydraulic Fracturing / Fracking
Disposal of Fracking Wastewater an Unsettled Question in New York
With New York regulators considering new regulations that would open the state to natural gas drilling via hydraulic fracturing (fracking), concerns are mounting about the disposal of what would likely be millions of gallons of fracking wastewater produced at wells … Continue reading
Methane Pollution from Fracking May be Underestimated
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for natural gas may be responsible more methane gas air pollution than originally thought. According to a Christian Science Monitor report on a new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a fracking well near Boulder, … Continue reading
New York Could Start Approving Fracking Permits This Year
New York may begin approving permits to allow hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state by year’s end. According to an International Business Times report, the state’s Dept. of Environmental Conservation indicated recently it was set to approve initial permits for … Continue reading
New Jersey Legislature Tries Again on Fracking Ban
New Jersey lawmakers are in support of a new piece of legislation aiming to put a permanent ban to hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling for natural gas in the state. According to Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, the move follows a vote … Continue reading
Rockingham County, Virginia Rejects Fracking
One Virginia county has become the latest to put a halt to any proposed hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling. According to a report from The Washington Post over the weekend, supervisors in Rockingham County never voted on proposed special-use land permits … Continue reading
Frackers Face Growing Number of Lawsuits
A “wildcat” approach to hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling across the U.S. is likely to result in mounting legal action against natural gas and oil drillers. According to an update from Bloomberg, as fracking activity increases across the country in the … Continue reading
Dimock, PA Fracking Controversy Heats Up Again
Sixty-one homes in Dimock Township, Pennsylvania will have their well water tested to determine if they were contaminated by natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking). According to a report from the Reading Eagle, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has … Continue reading
EPA Says it Will Now Deliver Water to Dimock, PA Families
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has agreed to supply four homeowners in northeast Pennsylvania with fresh water because their wells have become contaminated by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling. Last week we reported on the EPA’s sudden about-face to residents of … Continue reading
Energy Industry Exploring “Super Fracking” Technology
Even before environmental regulations are passed concerning the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling in the exploration of natural gas and oil, those industries are developing ways of expanding the science. Deeper wells and an expansion of the fracturing process … Continue reading
Texas Regulations Will Require Fracking Fluid, Water Usage Disclosure
Texas regulators are set to pass rules on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling in the state which would require as close to full-disclosure of the process. New York Times reports proposed rules from Texas state officials would require a record amount … Continue reading
