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Fracking
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Communities Push for Legal Rights to Regain Power Over Fracking Companies
Coloradans for Community Rights has set its sights on dismantling the legal system where state laws take precedence over local rules.
The Federal Agency Behind the Gross Expansion of Fracking Pipelines
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission calls itself an independent agency, but anti-fracking activists say it is anything but.
Premature Birth and Problem Pregnancies Near Fracking Wells
Pregnant women who live near gas fracking wells are far more likely to give birth prematurely or develop problems during their pregnancies.
After the Frack: Hydraulic Fracturing’s Intense Thirst
Water withdrawals and siltation create havoc on aquatic ecosystems.
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New Environmental Inspectors Offered Free Industry-Funded Classes on Fracking
It's a new kind of “frackademia.”
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University Research Controversy Exposes the Perils of Industry Influence
How close should academics let industry get to fracking research?
Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal Highlights Fracking’s Threat to Human Rights
The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal on the human rights impacts of fracking will put extreme energy on trial in the US and UK.
Scientists, Citizens Call for EPA to Strengthen Proposed Methane Emissions Rules
The emissions rules are expected to become a negotiating point during year-end international climate talks in Paris.
California Activists Call for Fracking Ban
Anti fracking groups point out the contradiction between the campaign to take “carbon out of the modern economy” and strong support of fracking.
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Battle Over Flaming Water and Fracking Reignites as Analysis Prompts Call for Renewed EPA Investigation
New analysis may open this case once again.