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Mariner East 2 Pipeline Route

Mariner East 2 and Watershed Risks

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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…
Bill Hughes giving tour to students in shale fields, WV

A Cross-Country Ride to Support Oil and Gas Tours in West Virginia

As many of you know, educating the public is a FracTracker…
South Belridge field by Sarah Leen, National Geographic

Trends in California’s Oil and Gas Development

By Kyle Ferrar, Western Program Coordinator Over 38,000 oil…
Air emissions from drilling rig

A Review of Oil and Gas Emissions Data in Pennsylvania

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By Wendy Fan, 2016 Intern, FracTracker Alliance From 2011-2013,…
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!).

OH Class II Injection Wells – Waste Disposal Trends and Images From Around Ohio

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By Ted Auch, PhD – Great Lakes Program Coordinator The…
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…