Fracking

Josh Fox, director of “Gasland.” (Photo courtesy of Gasland)

President Obama proclaimed his support for safely expanding gas and oil drilling on public lands this week, and the announcement received an uncomfortable applause from a fracking company ensnarled …

Dear Senator Libous: I am writing today, and sending a copy of this letter to both the Albany and Binghamton offices, because I have called and left messages …

“With hydrofracking, a well can produce over a million gallons of wastewater that is often laced with highly corrosive salts, carcinogens like benzene, and radioactive elements like radium, all …

What can an individual do to stand up against systemic injustice?

Read Mike Ludwig's Report: “Kasich, Koch and Big-Industry Bucks: Why Ohio Is the Next Fracking Frontier”

Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich talks on the phone before speaking at a press conference with his running mate at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce in Columbus, Ohio, November …

Niagara Falls, New York - With an end to New York's statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing in sight, residents of Niagara Falls were alarmed to learn that wastewater from …

Heinz Award recipient Sandra Steingraber. (Photo: Dede Hatch) I'm thrilled to receive a Heinz Award in recognition of my research and writing on environmental health. This is …

Geologists say fracking wastewater disposal wells in central Arkansas caused an outbreak of thousands of minor earthquakes. The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission placed a ban on fracking wastewater …