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Colorado Supreme Court Rules Against Cities’ Fracking Bans
The Colorado Oil and Gas Association is hailing the decisions as “a win for the energy industry.”
A Pipeline Defeated: How a Small Town Saved Itself
The next time you find yourself thinking corporate power is indomitable, remember Rindge, New Hampshire.
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Could a Democratic President End Fracking?
Fracking's serious environmental impacts have made it increasingly unpopular, forcing Democratic candidates to debate its use.
The Shadow Lobbyists Protecting Fracking From Regulation: The IOGCC
The IOGCC claims to be a govermnet agency but acts like a shadow lobby for the fracking industry.
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Bernie Sanders Calls for National Fracking Ban, Addresses Fracking-Related Methane Pollution
As Sanders attempts an upset in New York's primary, he began focusing on fracking and climate change.
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In West Virginia, Fracking Wastewater May Be Messing With Hormones
Waste leaching from frack disposal wells are the likely source of a spike in endocrine-disrupting compounds.
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Darkening Drillers’ Hopes in the Sunshine State
Like everywhere else, fighting oil and gas in Florida now means taking on big pipeline projects.
The Six Indigenous Women at the Heart of Fracking Resistance in Argentina
These women have put their bodies on the line, chained themselves to rigs and barricades, in order to protect their land.
Amid Price Plunge, North American Oil and Gas Workers Seek Transition to Renewable Sector
As oil prices continue to drop, workers laid off by the shale bust in the U.S. are also transitioning.
A Fukushima on the Hudson? The Growing Dangers of Indian Point
According to one nuclear engineer, the risk of a pipeline explosion in proximity to the Indian Point nuclear plant is one in 1,000 — odds he believes are too …