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The Mountaineer State: Where Politics, a Fossil Fuel Legacy, and Fracking Converge
Introduction
The Mountaineer State is one of the most stunningly…

Abandoned Wells in Pennsylvania: We’re Not Doing Enough
Pennsylvania does not have adequate plan to address thousands of dangerous abandoned natural gas and oil wells within the state. FracTracker intern Isabelle Weber gives recommendations to address this widespread issue.


The Underlying Politics and Unconventional Well Fundamentals of an Appalachian Storage Hub
FracTracker is closely mapping and following the petrochemical…

Permitting New Oil and Gas Wells Under the Newsom Administration
California regulators halt well permitting after Consumer Watchdog…

Mapping the Petrochemical Build-Out Along the Ohio River
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New maps show the build-out of oil and gas infrastructure that…

Impact of a 2,500′ Oil and Gas Well Setback in California
Why does California need setbacks?
A new bill proposed by California…

Pennsylvanians Demand a Response to Rare Cancer Cases, Other Health Impacts
New research on fracking health impacts, combined with unusually…

Production and Location Trends in PA: A Moving Target
The FracTracker Alliance tends to look mostly at the impacts…

Who Pays? Health and Economic Impacts of Fracking in Pennsylvania
Since the advent of unconventional shale gas drilling, some effects…

The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet
Plastic has been getting a lot of negative press lately.
It’s…