Regulatory Failure

April 4, 2014

Weak Records Cited on PA Shale Pollution

Violations often go unrecorded or publicly reported
By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 3, 2014

Even when pollution discharges from shale gas well pads and impoundments contaminate private water supplies, those violations often go unrecorded or publicly reported by state …

March 3, 2014

Gas patch jobs: not all they're cracked up to be

Theo Colburn, in High Country News, reports that the supposed employment benefits of natural gas development are not all they seem, with problems ranging from health risks that are not covered by OSHA regulations, to practices that shift employment …

February 21, 2014

1,000+ Health Care Professionals Call on President Obama to Halt Fracking

Letters assert that fracking should be stopped, given the overwhelming threats to public health
By Environment America, EcoWatch, February 20, 2014

Today, Environment America Research & Policy Center and its state affiliates delivered letters from more than 1,000 doctors, nurses …

December 6, 2013

Environmental Group Warns of Fracking Waste on NY Roads

More than a dozen municipalities have received state approval to spread a fracking byproduct on their roads
By Scott Waldman, Capital, December 3, 2013

More information from Riverkeeper here

Road BrineDespite a moratorium on fracking in New York State, more than …

October 4, 2013

Radioactive Wastewater From Fracking Found in PA Stream

Study finds radioactive wastewater being released into the Pittsburgh watershed
By smithsonian.com, October 2, 1013

In the state of Pennsylvania, home to the lucrative Marcellus Shale formation, 74 facilities treat wastewater from the process of hydraulic fracturing (a.k.a. “fracking”) …

September 19, 2013

Reckless Endangerment while Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale

Regulators evacuate from dangerous levels of pollution, residents left trapped
By TxSharon, September 19, 2013

A new report released today, September 19th, provides an important window into a disturbing national pattern regarding the oversight of fracking-enabled oil and gas development: …

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