Unless an extension is granted, concerned citizens have only until September 29 to comment to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about the Algonquin Pipeline Extension pushing fracked gas through sensitive regions in New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island - creating environmental and nuclear hazards.
Gas Rush: Fracking in Depth
As fracking spreads across the country, Truthout chronicles earthquakes, blowouts, political battles and a swelling grassroots opposition. Gas drilling is quickly changing the landscape in Washington and our own backyards, and it's time to hold the government and industry accountable.Natural gas drilling and fracking done improperly or recklessly can be a threat to water safety.
The state's drought has forced farmers to rely on groundwater, even as California aquifers have been intentionally polluted due to exemptions for oil industry.
Some see this crisis in one of the essential needs for human life as an opportunity for profit.
But without a moratorium on fracking, Florida is still not safe from the fracking industry.
The public would pay a heavy price for a $4 billion gas export terminal in Maryland at Cove Point.
A transatlantic trade deal would eliminate restrictions on US exports of fracked gas to the EU.
Energy officials are cutting their estimate of how much oil can be drawn out of California's massive Monterey Shale formation by 96 percent.
Residents go up against Louisiana's strong laws protecting the oil and gas industry.
The Parr case has already started to redefine what winning can look like, even though Aruba Petroleum is likely to appeal.