Colorado eyes mandatory groundwater testing near new fracking sites
Colorado is debating whether it will become the first state in the nation to require testing of groundwater samples before any new hydraulic fracturing (fracking) wells are dug. According to a report from The Coloradoan, state health and environmental officials are holding hearings in Denver this week to decide how best to test … [Read more...]
Fracking drilling drives down property values in gas-rich southwestern Pennsylvania, new study finds
By Jerrold Parker New research shows that hydraulic fracturing (fracking) activity has a negative effect on property values, especially of land and homes closest to active wells and those not connected to a public water supply. There have been numerous adverse impacts to fracking drilling published in recent years, especially as … [Read more...]
Fracking storage pits may have been upset during Sandy’s worst
Pits and other storage areas used to contain the chemicals and waste water used or created by the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) process may have been compromised during the height of the recent "superstorm" that was once Hurricane Sandy. According to a report at Ohio.com, environmental advocates warned prior to the storm making … [Read more...]
Government report in the middle on fracking drilling risks, benefits
A new report from the Government Accountability Office presents both positives and negatives to hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling. According to an Associated Press report, the GAO released a report this week after reviewing previous studies on the impact of drilling in several states and after meeting with environmental and … [Read more...]
House Democrats urge stronger Interior Dept. rules for fracking on federal land
Democrats in the House of Representatives have urged the Obama administration to enforce stricter regulations on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling for natural gas on federal lands. According to a Reuters report, a group of 38 House Democrats have urged the President and regulators to improve upon proposed Interior Dept. … [Read more...]
Fracking Should be Kept 600m From Aquifers, Study Says
New research on the safety of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) suggests new wells should not be dug within 600 meters of a water aquifer because underground fractures can extend about that far from a dug well. According to a report from UK’s The Guardian newspaper, researchers and geologists at Durham University have determined … [Read more...]
