All FracTracker Articles

Explore our most recent articles below. You can also explore by category by clicking here.

Oil and Gas Wastes are Radioactive – and Lack Regulatory Oversight

/
Highlighting the maps of radioactive oil and gas exploration…
Koontz Class II Injection Well, Trumbull County, Ohio, (41.22806065, -80.87669281) with 260,278 barrels (10,020,704 gallons) of fracking waste having been processed between Q3-2010 and Q3-2012 (Note: Q1-2016 volumes have yet to be reported!).

Ohio Shale Activity, Waste Disposal, and Public Water Supplies

/
Ohio is unique relative to its Appalachian neighbors in the Marcellus…
Dunes, Great Lakes Barrens at Risk

World Class Dunes and Great Lakes Barrens at Risk at Ludington

/
By Dave Dister, Consulting Ecologist, Ludington, MI One of the…
Northern Access Project - pipeline map

Northern Access Project: Exporting PA’s Marcellus Gas Northward

/
In March 2015, the National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation and Empire…

Power Plants & Other Facilities Now on Ohio Oil & Gas Map

Over the last few months we've been busy working on some updates…
Mariner East Technical Difficulties map

Remaining Questions on Mariner East Technical Deficiencies

/
In the summer of 2015, Sunoco Logistics submitted applications…
Shell Ethane Cracker

A Formula for Disaster: Calculating Risk at the Ethane Cracker

/
by Leann Leiter, Environmental Health Fellow map & analysis…
Offshore oil and gas development in CA - Photo by Linda Krop Environmental Defense Center

More offshore drilling and “fracking” in California

/
Offshore oil and gas development is expanding in CA. This article…
For the Susquehanna River Basin Impacts Project

An Introduction to the Susquehanna River Basin Impacts Project

By the FracTracker Alliance In partnership with the Pennsylvania…
Map of PA drilling complaints - collaboration with Public Herald

PA Fracking Complaints are Increasing, Systemic

/
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)…
Cuyahoga River on fire - Photo by Cleveland State Univ Library

On a Dark Road to Nowhere

/
Teddy Roosevelt is rolling over in his grave. The progressive…

Revolving Doors & the PA Natural Gas Industry

By Susan Volz, FracTracker Alliance Intern The result of this…