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FracTracker in the Field: Building a Live Virtual Map
August 19, 2020 Update:
The virtual story map is live!
In…


Trends in Proposed State Legislation to Weaken Environmental Regulations
As the oil and gas industry feels pressure from former allies…

Industry Targets Peaceful Protest via “Critical Infrastructure” Legislation
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By Ted Auch, PhD, Great Lakes Program Coordinator and Shannon…

Mapping Gathering Lines in Ohio and West Virginia
As a spring 2020 intern with FracTracker, my work mostly involved…

Testimony to PA DEP on Control of Methane & VOC Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Sources
This testimony was provided by Shannon Smith, FracTracker Manager…

PA Grand Jury on Environmental Crimes Reveals Regulatory Failures
For the past two years, a grand jury empaneled by Pennsylvania…

For A New Decade
In the summer of 2019, FracTracker began work on a bold strategic…


The North Dakota Shale Viewer Reimagined: Mapping the Water and Waste Impact
We updated the FracTracker North Dakota Shale Viewer with current…

Falcon Pipeline Construction Releases over 250,000 Gallons of Drilling Fluid in Pennsylvania and Ohio
Part of the Falcon Public Environmental Impact Assessment - a…

Systematic Racism in Kern County Oil and Gas Permitting Ordinance
Kern County, California has approved at least 18,356 illegal…