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Overhead view of injection well — The Hidden Inefficiencies and Environmental Costs of Fracking in Ohio
Ohio continues to increase fracked gas production, facilitated…
January 13, 2020/by Ted Auch, PhD

PA 2019 Fracked Gas Production Feature — Fracking in Pennsylvania: Not Worth It
Despite the ever-increasing heaps of violations and drilling…
January 7, 2020/by Matt Kelso, BA

Captina Creek Watershed Feature — Fracking Threatens Ohio’s Captina Creek Watershed
FracTracker's Great Lakes Program Coordinator Ted Auch explores…
December 20, 2019/by Ted Auch, PhD

Fracking drilling rig in Washington County, Pennsylvania — Allegheny County Air Quality Monitoring Project
A recent study out of Carnegie Mellon University estimated that…
December 18, 2019/by Erica Jackson

waste disposal site feature — Want Not, Waste Not? Fossil Fuel Extraction’s Waste Disposal Challenges
Pennsylvania's fracking industry is producing record amounts…
October 3, 2019/by Karen Edelstein

tree feature — Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services
Guest Blog by Josh Eisenfeld, Director of Marketing with Fair…
October 1, 2019/by Guest Author

https://www.kvpr.org/post/dormant-risky-new-state-law-aims-prevent-problems-idle-oil-and-gas-wells — Idle Wells are a Major Risk
Designating a well as "idle" is a temporary solution for operators,…
April 3, 2019/by Kyle Ferrar, MPH

KS,OK,NE Injection Wells Feature Image — Wicked Witch of the Waste
The Great Plains has become the unconventional oil & gas…
March 7, 2019/by Ted Auch, PhD

SWD wells in PA_feature image — Getting Rid of All of that Waste – Increasing Use of Oil and Gas Injection Wells in Pennsylvania
Oil and gas development generates a lot of liquid waste.

Some…
January 31, 2019/by Matt Kelso, BA

Bird's eye view of an injection well (oil and gas waste disposal) — A Disturbing Tale of Diminishing Returns in Ohio
Utica oil and gas production, Class II injection well volumes,…
January 9, 2019/by Ted Auch, PhD

Appalachia storage hub prospects map by FracTracker — Storing Natural Gas Liquids in Appalachia
Last month, the Department of Energy (DOE) submitted a report…
December 19, 2018/by Erica Jackson

Map of pipeline incidents across the US — Pipeline Incidents Continue to Impact Residents
Pipelines play a major role in the oil and gas extraction industry,…
December 7, 2018/by Matt Kelso, BA