News on fracking.
WASHINGTON D.C. – A study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Duke University, and the University of Missouri, found that wastewater from fracking can contaminate surface waters. What is Fracking Fracking is a...
More than 100 environmental, citizens, and grassroots groups released a letter they sent to Hillary Clinton today urging the former Secretary of State to acknowledge the overwhelming body of recent scientific evidence showing harms...
Washington, D. C. – It is a rare occurance when the oil & gas industry and environmentalists agree on something. But when the Secretary of Interior announced new regulations on fracking, both groups have...
Despite early rain, 8,000 Californians took to the streets of Oakland, CA yesterday for the March for Real Climate Leadership, the largest demonstration against fracking in U.S. history. This crowd count makes today’s event...
Johannesburg, South Africa – The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) announced a campaign to promote the professional analyses of drinking water in farms in the Karoo due to the risk of water and...
Syracuse, NY – Residents and leaders of organizations from across Central New York held a press conference today, speaking to Governor Cuomo’s wise decision to ban fracking and thank him for listening to the...
One of the things you’ll hear among anti-fracking activists, is how the gas and oil industry has managed to get around the Safe Drinking Act and the Clean Water Act with a loophole which...
Washington, DC – In response to today’s joint announcement between the United States and China to reduce their countries’ respective carbon emissions, Wenonah Hauter of Food & Water Watch released the following statement on behalf...
DURHAM, N.C. – Scientists have developed new geochemical tracers that can identify hydraulic fracturing flowback fluids that have been spilled or released into the environment. The tracers, which were created by a team of...
Houston, TX – Baker Hughes, an oilfield services company, is being accused of ‘pinkwashing’ with a donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation and creating 1,000 hot pink drill bits for their “Doing Our...
