Holes in FracFocus
An Open-FF analysis reveals how comprehensive regulatory and reporting reforms are imperative to closing holes in FracFocus data and holding the oil and gas industry accountable for its impacts.
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Sarah Jessie Liez, FracTracker Alliance, 2024
The Power of Misinformation in Blocking Clean Energy Reform
In this article, FracTracker’s Communications Intern Sarah Liez discusses the role of misinformation as an obstacle to clean energy reform and how it stalls initiatives aimed at transitioning to renewable sources of power.
Graphic by Sarah Jessie Liez, 2024Fossil Fashion: How Oil and Gas Fuel the Fashion Industry
Fast fashion relies heavily on synthetic materials and nonrenewable energy sources, leaving behind significant environmental footprints and often involving unethical labor practices.
Photo Courtesy of American Solar Grazing AssociationSolar Grazing: Connecting Farming Communities and Solar Site Operators
Solar grazing offers a way to maintain farmland in agricultural production and build new, positive relationships between farming communities and solar site operators, which will be important for meeting clean energy climate goals.
Fertilizer Production in the United States: How Big Ag is Fossil Fueled
Producing nitrogen fertilizer for US cropland depends on cheap and unfettered access to natural gas to fuel the industrial chemical manufacturing process for synthesizing ammonia.
The 2023 Legacy of Heroes Award
FracTracker Alliance and Halt the Harm Network honor the memory of three environmental heroes as part of the 2023 Community Sentinel Awards program.
Announcing the 2023 Community Sentinel Awards for Environmental Justice
FracTracker Alliance is pleased announce the recipients of the 2023 Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Stewardship.
Introducing Open-FF: Uncovering Fracking Chemicals
Open-FF is an open-source project that transforms the FracFocus data into an easier-to-use resource to help researchers, interested community members and activists find what they need about fracking chemicals.
The Evolution of Environmental Regulation: A Case Study of Sackett v. EPA
The SCOTUS decision in Sackett v. EPA has significant implications for wetland protection and the future trajectory of environmental regulation in the United States.
Ted Auch, FracTracker Alliance, 2022
2022 Pipeline Incidents Update: Is Pipeline Safety Achievable?
This analysis provides a top-level summary of pipeline incidents reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and examines whether or not safe oversight of the industry is possible.
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