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Why Gas Leaks Matter in the Hydraulic Fracturing Debate

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Methane migration is critical to discussions of underground contamination risks from fracking.

Broad Scope of EPA’s Fracturing Study Raises Ire of Gas Industry

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An expensive federal study to be done on how hydrofracking may affect drinking water quality.
Hydro Resources, a well-drilling contractor, works around the clock to punch new holes in the Ogallala Aquifer in Kansas. The Ogallala, the primary water source in the Great Plains, is declining because billions of gallons are pumped out each year to irrigate corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton.

EPA Launches National Study of Hydraulic Fracturing

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Is the injection of chemicals and water underground contaminating the environment in pursuit of natural gas?

Congress Launches Investigation Into Gas Drilling Practices

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Large natural gas companies pump hundreds of thousands of gallons of diesel-based fluids into the ground.

Natural Gas Drilling: What We Don’t Know

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It takes brute force and millions of gallons of chemical-laden watery sand to wrestle natural gas from the earth.

State Oil and Gas Regulators Are Spread Too Thin to Do Their Jobs

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A dead zone in the mountain country of West Virginia meant illegal dumping of watery chemicals.

Drilling Wastewater Disposal Options in N.Y. Report Have Problems of Their Own

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By Joaquin Sapien and Sabrina Shankman ProPublicaA version of…

Underused Drilling Practices Could Avoid Pollution

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By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublicaVersions of this story were published…

Pennsylvania Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns

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By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublicaPennsylvania residents whose…

Is New York’s Marcellus Shale Too Hot to Handle?

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By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublicaAs New York gears up for a massive…

New York Drilling Study a Step Forward

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By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublicaNew York's recently released…

With Natural Gas Drilling Boom, Pennsylvania Faces an Onslaught of Wastewater

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By Joaquin Sapien ProPublica Workers at a steel mill and a…