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Population Near Railroads in Allegheny County, PA

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By Matt Kelso, Manager of Data and Technology In a joint project with PennEnvironment earlier this month, we analyzed the number of people who live within a half-mile of active rail lines in Pennsylvania and are therefore potentially at risk of an oil train explosion similar to the recent ones in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec; Lynchburg, Virginia; and Mount Carbon, West Virginia. […]

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Organic farms near drilling activity in the U.S. and Ohio

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The US Food, Energy, Water Interface Examined By Ted Auch, Great Lakes Program Coordinator With the emergence of concerns about the Food, Energy, Water (FEW) intersection as it relates to oil and gas (O&G) expansion, we thought it was time to dig into the numbers and ask some very simple questions about organic farms near […]

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Danger Around the Bend

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The Threat of Oil Trains in Pennsylvania A PennEnvironment Report – Read Full Report (PDF) On the heels of the West Virginia oil train explosion, this new study and interactive map show populations living in the evacuation zone of a potential oil train crash. PA Oil Train Routes Map This dynamic map shows the population […]

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Shale Gas Development on Public Lands

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By Mark Szybist and George Jugovic, Jr., PennFuture Guest Authors Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) and FracTracker Alliance have collaborated to create a unique GIS map that enables the public to investigate how shale gas development is changing the face of our public lands. The map allows viewers to see, in one place: Pennsylvania’s State […]

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Is Carroll Co. truly the king of Ohio’s Utica counties?

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Yes and No… By Ted Auch, Great Lakes Program Coordinator, FracTracker Alliance We know from the most recent Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) permitting numbers that Carroll County, Ohio is home to 26% (461 of 1,778) of the state’s Utica permits and 43% (312 of 712) of all producing wells as of the end […]

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Chieftain’s Wisconsin Frac Sand Mine Proposal

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Potential Land-Cover Change and Ecosystem Services By Ted Auch, Great Lakes Program Coordinator, FracTracker Alliance Chieftain Metals Corp, a relatively large mining company, recently proposed to develop nine silica sand mines in the Barron County, Wisconsin towns of Sioux Creek and Dovre, as well as adjacent Public Land Survey System (PLSS) parcels.1 Here we show that […]