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US Farms and Agricultural Production near Drilling

Health vs. Power – Risking America’s Food for Energy

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Over 50% of land in the United States is dedicated to agriculture.…
Forest fragmentation in PA

Forest Fragmentation and O&G Development in PA’s Susquehanna Basin

In this forest fragmentation analysis, FracTracker looked at…
Piecing together the ethane cracker - Graphic by Sophie Riedel

Piecing Together an Ethane Cracker

How fragmented approvals and infrastructure favor petrochemical…
Wayne National Forest map and drilling

Wayne National Forest Could Be Deforested – Again

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Guest article by Becca Pollard Eighty years ago, Southeastern…
Underground Gas Storage map by Drew Michanowicz

Underground Gas Storage Wells – An Invisible Risk in the Natural Gas Supply Chain

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The largest accidental release of methane in U.S. history began…
Ethanol and fracking

North American Ethanol’s Land, Water, Nutrient, and Waste Impact

Corn Ethanol and Fracking - Similarities Abound Even though…
Photo courtesy of Claycord.com

Tracking Refinery Emissions in California’s Bay Area Refinery Corridor

Air quality in the California Bay Area has been steadily improving…
Photo by Garth Lenz, iLCP - for Ethane Cracker article about risk and disclosure

Understanding in Order to Prepare: Ethane Cracker Risk and Disclosure

By Leann Leiter and Lisa Graves Marcucci Maps and data analysis…
Susquehanna River Basin map article #2

Violations and Monitoring in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River Basin

The Susquehanna River is a 444-mile long waterway extending from…
Put on your earth shoes - call to action by Brook Lenker

Put on Your Earth Shoes

The biggest challenge humanity has ever faced. That’s one…
Gas-Fired Power Plant Buildout in PA

Wanted: More Places to Burn Natural Gas

By Alison Grass, Senior Researcher at Food & Water Watch Over…
Frac sand mining from the sky in Wisconsin

Fracking in Dairy Country

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A dairy farmer in Wisconsin reflects upon a new industry in town:…