Lawmakers in Ohio have tentatively passed new regulations governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling but they’ve immediately been criticized for being too favorable to the natural gas and oil industries. According to a Bloomberg report, the Ohio House of Representatives and Governor John Kasich have put their support behind … [Read more...] about Tentative Ohio Fracking Regulations Criticized as too Lax

Three families in western Pennsylvania believe a leading hydraulic fracturing (fracking) company and two water testing labs are conspiring to produce false results that show natural gas drilling is not contaminating their private water wells. According to a report from The Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gazette newspaper, all three live in … [Read more...] about Western Pennsylvania Familes File Suit Over Alleged Fracking Pollution