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Energy-Related Story Maps for Grades 6-10
Over the past half year, FracTracker staffer Karen Edelstein…


How Frac Sand Mining is Altering an Economy Dependent on Starved Rock State Park, IL
An Ottawa, IL resident’s letter to U.S. Silica regarding how…

US Oil Refineries and Economic Justice
How annual incomes in the shadow of oil refineries compare to…

Mariner East 2 and Watershed Risks
Mariner East 2 (ME 2) is a $2.5 billion, 350 mile-long pipeline…

New York: A Sunshine State!
It's difficult to talk about the risks of oil and gas extraction…

A Cross-Country Ride to Support Oil and Gas Tours in West Virginia
As many of you know, educating the public is a FracTracker…

Trends in California’s Oil and Gas Development
By Kyle Ferrar, Western Program Coordinator
Over 38,000 oil…

A Review of Oil and Gas Emissions Data in Pennsylvania
By Wendy Fan, 2016 Intern, FracTracker Alliance
From 2011-2013,…

OH Class II Injection Wells – Waste Disposal Trends and Images From Around Ohio
By Ted Auch, PhD – Great Lakes Program Coordinator
The…

Infrastructural Challenges: The Direction of Drilling, Pipelines, and Politics in Pennsylvania
Sierra Shamer, Visiting Scholar, FracTracker Alliance
While…

Approaching 10K Unconventional Wells in PA
By Matt Kelso, Manager of Data & Technology
Each state…