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Pipeline build out - Photo by Sierra Shamer - Oil and gas pipeline

Infrastructural Challenges: The Direction of Drilling, Pipelines, and Politics in Pennsylvania

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Sierra Shamer, Visiting Scholar, FracTracker Alliance While…
Approaching 10K Unconventional Wells in PA

Approaching 10K Unconventional Wells in PA

By Matt Kelso, Manager of Data & Technology Each state…

Drilling Bella Romero: Children at Risk in Greeley, Colorado

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By Kirk Jalbert, Manager of Community Based Research & Engagement Kyle…
26" oil/gas pipeline being installed in Maryland, 2016

An Introduction to Oil and Gas Pipelines

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By: Wendy Fan, FracTracker Alliance Intern North America consists…

Defining Environmental Justice in Pennsylvania

By Kirk Jalbert, Manager of Community-Based Research &…
Richmond, CA crude by rail protest

CA Refineries: Sources of Oil and Crude-by-Rail Terminals

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CA Crude by Rail, from the Bakken Shale and Canada's Tar Sands…
Earth week in WI Feature Image

Earth Week in Wisconsin

By Brook Lenker, Executive Director, FracTracker Alliance Frac…

Air Pollution in the Bay Area’s Refinery Corridor

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Emissions from Refineries and other Sources By Kyle Ferrar,…

Colorado Setbacks, One Step Forward?

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By Sierra Shamer, Visiting Scholar, FracTracker Alliance In…
** Feature image of the Richmond Chevron Refinery courtesy of Paul Chinn | The Chronicle

Petrochemical Industry Presence in East Bay CA’s North Coast Refinery Corridor

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Who Lives Near the Refineries? By Kyle Ferrar, Western Program…
Bird’s eye view of a sand mine in Wisconsin. Photo by Ted Auch 2013.

7 Sand Mining Communities, 3 States, 5 Months – Part 2

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Ludington State Park, Sargent Sand’s Mine, and US Silica and…
Flooded well and toppled oil storage tanks in Weld County, Colorado 2013. Rick Wilking/Reuters

Oil and Gas Flood Contamination Risk Incalculable on CO Front Range

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By Sierra Shamer, Visiting Scholar, FracTracker Alliance Historic…