Explore our site’s various articles about air, water, and waste as they relate to oil and gas. Use the tags to filter for specific themes.
Testimony On EPA’s Proposed Methane Pollution Standards for the Oil and Gas Industry
FracTracker Alliance supports strong federal methane rules and urges further improvements that are needed to curb dangerous methane emissions.
Major Gas Leak Reveals Risks of Aging Gas Storage Wells in Pennsylvania
Following an enormous gas leak in Jackson Township, Cambria County Pennsylvania, we mapped oil and gas storage wells and fields throughout the state and found that the majority of Pennsylvania’s storage wells were drilled prior to 1979, making them most vulnerable to well failures.
Coursing Through Gasland: A Digital Atlas Exploring Natural Gas Development in the Towanda Creek Watershed
This digital atlas exploring natural gas development in the Towanda Creek watershed is the fourth in a series of FracTracker Alliance watershed impact analyses in the Susquehanna River Basin.
FracTracker Receives Two Federal Grants to Support Community Air Monitoring Initiatives in the Ohio River Valley
We are pleased to announce that FracTracker Alliance has been selected for two EPA grants totaling $925,302 to support community air monitoring initiatives in the Ohio River Valley.
Synopsis: Risks to the Greater Columbus Water Supply from Oil and Gas Production
A white paper by Columbus Community Rights Coalition (CCRC) will inform resident stakeholders of risks to the water associated with oil & gas production activities occurring within their watershed region of Columbus, Ohio.
Desalination: The Chemical Industry’s Demand for Water in Texas
Desalination facilities proposed by the petrochemical industry in Texas could significantly impact fragile Gulf Coast ecosystems.
Take Action in Support of No New Leases
The federal government is accepting comments on a 5-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Program. We need your voice to join in solidarity with communities in the Gulf and the Arctic and call for no new leases.
California Regulators Approve More Oil Well Permits Amid a Crisis of Leaking Oil Wells that Should be Plugged
FracTracker’s in-the-field inspections and updated analysis of CalGEM permit data shows that California’s regulatory practices and permitting policies risk exposing frontline communities to VOCs from oil and gas well sites.
Oil and Gas Brine in Ohio
A hazardous byproduct of oil & gas operations, called “brine," poses a problem because of its radioactivity and the volumes produced.
PA Environment Digest Blog: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Dispose Of Drill Cuttings By ‘Dusting’
David Hess reports on the pervasive & dangerous practice of waste disposal at oil and gas well drilling sites via “dusting.”
Dimock residents working to protect water from a new threat: fracking waste
Sen. Muth and Dimock, PA residents are fighting a permitted Eureka Resource Susquehanna facility that puts their water at risk.
Victoria’s Story
The story of Victoria Switzer, a Dimock resident who is leading the charge to protect Burdick Creek and Dimock from toxic fracking waste.
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