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Why Gas Leaks Matter in the Hydraulic Fracturing Debate
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Methane migration is critical to discussions of underground contamination risks from fracking.
Broad Scope of EPA’s Fracturing Study Raises Ire of Gas Industry
An expensive federal study to be done on how hydrofracking may affect drinking water quality.
EPA Launches National Study of Hydraulic Fracturing
Is the injection of chemicals and water underground contaminating the environment in pursuit of natural gas?
Congress Launches Investigation Into Gas Drilling Practices
Large natural gas companies pump hundreds of thousands of gallons of diesel-based fluids into the ground.
Natural Gas Drilling: What We Don’t Know
It takes brute force and millions of gallons of chemical-laden watery sand to wrestle natural gas from the earth.
State Oil and Gas Regulators Are Spread Too Thin to Do Their Jobs
A dead zone in the mountain country of West Virginia meant illegal dumping of watery chemicals.
Drilling Wastewater Disposal Options in N.Y. Report Have Problems of Their Own
By Joaquin Sapien and Sabrina Shankman
ProPublicaA version of…
Underused Drilling Practices Could Avoid Pollution
By Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublicaVersions of this story were published…
Pennsylvania Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns
By Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublicaPennsylvania residents whose…
Is New York’s Marcellus Shale Too Hot to Handle?
By Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublicaAs New York gears up for a massive…
New York Drilling Study a Step Forward
By Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublicaNew York's recently released…
With Natural Gas Drilling Boom, Pennsylvania Faces an Onslaught of Wastewater
By Joaquin Sapien
ProPublica
Workers at a steel mill and a…