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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:…
PA Oil & Gas Fines feature image

Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Fines Analysis

In March 2017, FracTracker Alliance conducted a review of the…
SCOTT STOCKDILL/NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH VIA AP - for oil spills in North Dakota piece

Oil Spills in North Dakota: What does DAPL mean for North Dakota’s future?

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By Kate van Munster, Data & GIS Intern, and Kyle Ferrar,…
For the Environmental Justice Listening Tour

PA DEP Environmental Justice Listening Tour

A Guide to Current EJ Rules and Potential Changes by Kirk Jalbert,…
Dead of Spring - by Sherry Knowlton

The Shale Gas & Oil Health Registry: A Collective Step to Track the Impacts of Fracking

"It's all about facts. Documented facts..." … asserted a county…

Radium Watersheds a Risk

By Greg Pace - Columbus Community Bill of Rights, and Julie Weatherington-Rice…
Porterville incident map

Mysterious leak near Porterville Compressor Station, NY

Last month, FracTracker Alliance featured a blog entry and map…
Re-imagine Beaver County meeting - Photo by Sophie Riedel

Mapping a new vision in PA: Alternatives to petrochemical development

At a Re-Imagine Beaver County gathering in Pennsylvania earlier…
34 states with active drilling activity in US map

34 states have active oil & gas activity in U.S. based on 2016 analysis

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Each year, FracTracker Alliance compiles a national well file…
For schools and hospitals analysis, 2017

How close are schools and hospitals to drilling activity in West Virginia and Ohio?

A review of WV and OH drilling activity and its proximity…