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Stock photo - European Renewable Energy Tour 2018

Participate in a European Renewable Energy Tour with FracTracker & Ecologic Institute

Next spring, join FracTracker Alliance and Ecologic Institute…
Right to a healthy home - Photo credit: Leann Leiter

The Right to a Healthy Home

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Reframing Fracking in Our Communities Imagine that tonight you…
ME2 pipeline and spills map by Kirk Jalbert

Mariner East 2 Drilling Fluid Spills – Updated Map and Analysis

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Last week, a judge with the PA Environmental Hearing Board granted…
Heavy equipment moves debris from the site of a house explosion April 17 in Firestone, Colo., which killed two people. (David Kelly / For The Times)

Risks from Colorado’s Natural Gas Storage and Transmission Systems

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Worst Case Scenario A house exploding from a natural gas…
Changes to PA Maps feature image

Recent Changes to Pennsylvania Maps

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Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection…
Healthy Homes article in PA

Healthy Homes: Re-Framing Fracking Impacts

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An Ohio family took joy in raising their kids and cattle at their…
Water supplies article

Risks to Water Supplies in PA’s Susquehanna Basin

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In this series of articles on the Susquehanna River Basin, FracTracker…
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…