Activists in Maryland have persuaded the Baltimore city council to pass a measure banning any new crude oil exporting facilities within the city. How long will that victory survive an assault by the oil industry?
The US is projected to be the largest supplier of oil and gas within 5 years, thanks to fracking. Will that make America great again?
A new report from EDF shows methane emissions from fracking in Pennsylvania are 5 times greater than the industry claims, making natural gas from fracking just as damaging to the environment as coal-fired generating plants.
A bill to permanently ban fracking in Florida has won unanimous approval from both Republicans and Democrats on an important committee of the Florida Senate, but faces strong opposition in the House.
A study by the University of Manchester finds that shale gas obtained by fracking is one of the least sustainable fuels for generating electricity sustainably, with wind and solar ranked highest.
An abundant supply of cheap shale gas from fracking is driving a boom in plastics production worldwide, threatening the environment with more than 34 billion tons of plastic waste.
There is more than what hits the eye, or in some places, shakes the house. A new report, Discriminating between natural versus induced seismicity from long-term deformation history of intraplate faults (PDF), explains. While we all make assumptions on hunches, it takes a scientist assisted by a group of scientists and geologists to assess whether seismic activity is induced by human activity or is of natural origin.
The government of Scotland has banned fracking after 99% of people responding to a poll indicated they are opposed to it.
A small town in rural western Pennsylvania is asserting the legal right to clean air and water. In doing so, it’s challenging the foundation of U.S. environmental law.
The release of “treated” wastewater from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations in Pennsylvania has led to regional watersheds being contaminated with radioactive materials, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and heavy metals, according to a new study from researchers at Penn State, Colorado State, and Dartmouth.
