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Fracking

Drilling rig next to homes
Pollution & Toxins

Report: ‘No Evidence That Fracking Can Operate Without Threatening Public Health’

More than 1,500 scientific studies on the health and climate impacts of fracking prove its dangerous effect on communities, wildlife and nature.
August 5, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
More than 1,500 scientific studies on the health and climate impacts of fracking prove its dangerous effect on communities, wildlife and nature.
Ruby Mountains
Investigations

Ruby Mountains: A Push to Drill, a Failure to Consult Native Peoples

A plan to lease oil and gas drilling rights on nearly a million acres of land near the Te-Moak Tribe of the Western Shoshone illustrates the consistent lack of government consultation with tribes.
April 3, 2019
by
Tiffany Higgins
A plan to lease oil and gas drilling rights on nearly a million acres of land near the Te-Moak Tribe of the Western Shoshone illustrates the consistent lack of government consultation with tribes.
The Ask

How to Win the Fight Against Plastic

The Story of Stuff Project’s Stiv Wilson talks about an upcoming film that traces the life cycle of plastic and the people leading the fight against it.
April 1, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
The Story of Stuff Project’s Stiv Wilson talks about an upcoming film that traces the life cycle of plastic and the people leading the fight against it.
Oil rig
Climate Change

‘Nero Drilling While Rome Burns’: U.S. Oil and Gas Production Soars in Trump’s Second Year

Experts warn that the rush for new oil and gas drilling in 2018 will have consequences for the climate, but there are ways to slow it down — or even stop it.
February 28, 2019
by
John R. Platt
Experts warn that the rush for new oil and gas drilling in 2018 will have consequences for the climate, but there are ways to slow it down — or even stop it.
Gas truck at well
Climate Change

Plans to Turn America’s Rust Belt Into a New Plastics Belt Are Bad News for the Climate

An expanding petrochemical industry, thanks to fracked shale gas, could have big consequences for a warming planet.
November 9, 2018
by
Sharon Kelly
An expanding petrochemical industry, thanks to fracked shale gas, could have big consequences for a warming planet.
Fracking wells
Voices

The Unexpected Ways Fracking Affects Air Pollution

Fracking has led to a large increase of hydrocarbon emissions in rural areas, reversing some regional air trends.
November 11, 2017
by
Gunnar W. Schade
Fracking has led to a large increase of hydrocarbon emissions in rural areas, reversing some regional air trends.

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