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Fracking Pros and ConsMy Fox 8In the video above, Bob Buckley takes a look at "fracking" from both sides of the issue.
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Groundwater
Politics on the Hudson (blog)Group calls UB fracking study 'seriously flawed'Buffalo NewsThe new study said both the rate and total number of violations has increased at horizontal wells drilled with the controversial technique called hydraulic... UNESCO launches USD2m groundwater project for Horn of Africa. 
Groundwater in about 55 percent of the cities monitored across China is not safe to drink. Water quality woes die hard. About 200 key cities across China were monitored in the report, which covered more than 4700 testing sites. 
A new study demonstrates the effect of pumping groundwater, typically for irrigation, on sea level rise. Ohio lawmakers are considering some new rules governing operation of 172 injection wells located throughout the state and used for disposal of... 
From Decade to Decade: What's the Status of our Groundwater Quality?United States Geological Survey (press release)This report, as well as a series of interactive maps showing long-term groundwater trends, can be found online. Researchers at the Melbourne School of Engineering have been working with industry to better understand and monitor our most vital underground water reserve, the Great Artesian Basin. 
Fuel companies say drilling for shale gas is safe, clean and could meet our energy needs for 100 years. So why are people so worried about earthquakes and pollution? 
EPA processes challenged. A pro-oil and gas organization says recent episodes involving the Environmental Protection Agency and natural gas drillers prove the federal agency is unfit to regulate hydraulic fracturing. 
Pollution isn't the only water issue facing the Great Lakes. 
All it takes is groundwater contamination via fracking to make your drinking water light on fire. Kids, don't try this at home! |
Vermont's governor has signed a bill making it the first U.S. state to ban fracking, the controversial practice to extract natural gas. Groundwater contamination is a serious issue in some areas of Oregon. Many agencies study the quantity and quality of Oregon’s groundwater resources. Ambient groundwater quality studies over the past 25 years and routine monitoring of public water supplies found 35 of 45 study areas show some impairment or reason for concern. 
A new report released by NRDC today shows that contaminated fracking wastewater is threatening people’s health and the environment, and none of the methods currently used to treat or dispose of that wastewater are safe enough. The Vermont state Assembly passed a measure that would ban hydraulic fracturing, known also as fracking. State Sen. 
From decade to decade: What's the status of our groundwater quality?Science Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (Apr. 
For months, the Obama administration has been preparing to unveil new regulations governing hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, but the mandates are still a work in progress. 
[HALIFAX, NS] — The Nova Scotia government is putting a two-year hold on hydraulic fracturing, saying it needs more time to study a controversial oil and gas... 
Environmental officials in New Mexico called Kirtland Air Force Base's efforts to determine the extent of jet fuel groundwater contamination inadequate and are demanding new monitoring wells to determine the risk to Albuquerque drinking water wells. 
Scientists are finding a large increase in the number of small earthquakes in the midcontinent of the U.S. They suspect wastewater wells, whose numbers are growing as the oil and gas industry increases hydrofracturing. DENVER—Front Range farmers bidding for water to grow crops through the coming hot summer and possible drought face new competition from oil and gas drillers. 
Many Chinese cities are sinking due to rapid development. |
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