Pennsylvania Well Blowout, West Virginia Explosion Highlight Dangers of Natural Gas Drilling
Natural-Gas Drilling in the State The safety of hydraulic fracturing is being called into question again, following two drilling accidents in the past few days in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Officials in Pennsylvania have ordered EOG Resources Inc. (EOG) to halt natural-gas drilling in the state following a well blowout there … [Read more...]
Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling Boom Has Two Faces
Landowners Become Instant Millionaires Because Of Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling Boom. Throughout the Marcellus shale, farmers, ranchers and other landowners have become instant millionaires thanks to the recent gas drilling boom. But there are two sides to this story, as others in the region claim that hydraulic fracturing, the … [Read more...]
Fracking Protest Set For This Week
Fracking Protest In Many Counties. People will gather in cities across the country tomorrow to protest the gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Fracking protests are planned for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dallas, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas and other cities. The first World Protest Against Shale Gas … [Read more...]
Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling Could Release Uranium
Uranium In The Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling. Scientists from the University of Buffalo studying hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, say the gas drilling technique could force uranium in the Marcellus shale to move into groundwater. The Marcellus shale, a massive rock formation that stretches from New York through Pennsylvania, Ohio … [Read more...]
Gas Drilling Report Details 100+ Contamination Incidents
Environmental Contamination Linked To Gas Drilling. An environmental group has compiled a report detailing more than 100 instances of environmental contamination linked to the gas drilling operations around the country. The group, Riverkeeper, is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to examine these incidents as it … [Read more...]
Fracking Study Sees Public Health Risks
People Question The Chemicals Used In Fracking. A new study out of Colorado is raising more questions about the chemicals used in the gas drilling process called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The study, which has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, was co-authored … [Read more...]
EPA Fracking Study Will Look at Water Use
EPA Set Fracking Study To Measure Gas Drilling Impact. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is broadening the scope of a study meant to measure the impacts of the gas drilling process called hydraulic fracturing. In addition to investigating the impacts of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on water quality, the EPA will also … [Read more...]
PA Gas Drilling Fined Co. Over Fracking Fluid Spill
Fracking Spill Hazards. Atlas Resources LLC, a natural gas drilling company with operations in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale region, has been fined $97,350 for a spill of hydraulic fracturing fluids in the southwest part of the state. According to a press release from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), … [Read more...]
Hydraulic Gas Drilling Subject of EPA Study
Health Impact Of Hydraulic Gas Drilling. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will study the environmental and human health impact of hydraulic gas drilling, also known as fracking. The new study, which is expected to be completed in 2012, was announced last week. The EPA has allocated $1.9 million for its study. It will look … [Read more...]
