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Tar Sands Oil Production, An Industrial Bonanza, Poses Major Water Use Challenges

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Ensuring Americans enjoy a lifestyle built on choice and mobility.

Pipeline Ties Detroit Refinery to “Dirtiest Source of Fossil Fuels”

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State department says oil is needed; Congress leader joins activists in raising concerns.

Michigan Says It’s Ready For Next Drilling Boom

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“Fracking” is the injection of water and chemicals to rupture deep shale and release natural gas.

EPA Announces Study to Re-Examine the Health Risks of Hydrofracking

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States have begun implementing stricter standards for the controversial natural gas drilling process.

Michigan’s New Natural Gas Rush: Energy and Water in Play

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Unprecedented mineral leasing could be big for energy production and hydraulic fracturing.

Interactive Map: Top Ten Global Oil Spills

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Details of the ten worst oil spills in history by volume, date, location, and company damages.

Natural Gas Found in Aral Sea’s Dry Bed

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Test wells produce the first significant volumes of gas, confirming speculation about gas reserves in the region.

Where Energy Development Puts Rivers at Risk

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American Rivers’ annual tally of threatened rivers highlights effects of drilling for natural gas.

Q&A: ‘Crude’ Director Joe Berlinger on Chevron Oil in the Ecuadorian Amazon

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Featuring Live Earth, Vanity Fair cover, and a CNN Hero Award.

Biofuels that Save Water and Land

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Flushing For Fuel: Wastewater grows energy-rich plants and algae.

States Seek Profit, Regulation from Natural Gas Drilling

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Pennsylvania's latest budget proposal includes a tax on energy firms that tap the state’s shale gas reserves.

Climate Change To Heighten International Tensions Over Freshwater Resources

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Growing supply and demand gaps.