Oil and Gas

Secret Fracking Chemicals Threaten Ohioans’ Health, Drinking Water

Ohio law allows drilling companies to hide chemical identities, even from first responders; EPA records suggest secret fracking chemicals pose serious health risks

Fracking, Ohio, Oil and Gas

First Responders, Health Professionals Question EPA’s Decision to Hide Fracking Chemicals

EPA Documented Leaks and Spills but Says People Won’t be Exposed

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N.J. Gov. Murphy Calls for Ban on Fracking Activities in Delaware River Basin

Cites Risks of Secret Fracking Chemicals

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Secret Fracking Chemicals Threaten Delaware River Basin, Pennsylvania

State governments and the oil and gas industry still won’t come clean on what’s in fracking fluids

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Thirty-three Members of Congress Ask EPA to Reveal Secret Fracking Chemicals

By keeping these chemical identities confidential, the EPA is putting first responders in harm’s way

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First Responders, Health Professionals, Scientists Ask EPA to Disclose Secret Drilling and Fracking Chemicals

EPA Regulators Identified Health Risks ranging from Lung Irritation to Neurotoxicity, but Approved Chemicals for Use

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Unique Identifiers Could Shed Light on Confidential Fracking Chemicals

Citizens should be able to find out if EPA has health concerns about fracking chemicals.

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Maryland Fracking Ban Would Protect DC Area Drinking Water

A big victory for drinking water in the DC area and throughout the Free State.

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EPA’s Fracking and Drinking Water Study: A Win for Science, but More Work Remains

Fracking has contaminated water supplies though spills, poorly sealed wells, seepage, and well blowouts.

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Evidence Suggests Obama Administration Manipulated Fracking Study

A statement that EPA’s study hadn’t found widespread, systemic impacts on water systems is at odds with the actual findings of the report

Fracking, Oil and Gas