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CA Crude Oil by Rail Shipments and Railway Accidents

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By Kyle Ferrar, Western Program Coordinator, FracTracker Alliance Incidents in California involving oil-by-rail cars increased from 3 in 2011 to 25 in 2013. There were 24 incidents within the first 6 months of 2014, and oil spills from rail cars increased from 98 in 2010 to 182 in 2013.1 With such an increase in oil train incidents, […]

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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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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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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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A Bird’s Eye View of Pipeline Oppositions

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By Samantha Malone, FracTracker Alliance New York State is not the only area where opposition to fracking and its related activities is emerging. A 108-mile proposed PennEast pipeline between Wilkes-Barre, PA and Mercer County, New Jersey is facing municipal movements against its construction, as well. The 36-inch diameter pipeline will likely carry 1 billion cubic feet […]

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Comparison of Oil and Gas Violations and the Sale of Wells

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By Matt Unger, FracTracker GIS Intern When the unconventional oil and gas extraction boom hit Pennsylvania in the mid-2000s small, local operators were among the first on the scene. As shale plays continued to develop, many of these smaller companies were bought out by larger, national corporations. Larger oil and gas development companies often maintain […]

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Here They Come Again! The Impacts of Oil and Gas Truck Traffic

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Part of the FracTracker Truck Counts Project By Mary Ellen Cassidy, Community Outreach Coordinator, FracTracker Alliance I was recently invited by a community member to visit his home. It sits in a valley that is surrounded by drilling pads, as well as compressors and processing stations. While walking down the road that passes directly in […]