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Ohio Secret Fracking Chemicals Report

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…
Urban Drilling in Los Angeles

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…