March 31, 2020
Plummeting oil prices are a threat to the US fracking industry
Feuding Saudi Arabia and Russia and the COVID-19 outbreak may cause this practice to fall. As oil prices continue to…
Tag: hydraulic fracturing
February 3, 2020
Doctors warn of fracking health risks: cancer, birth defects, disease
A new non-profit review by physicians shows dangerous health impacts and a damaged environment. Fracking health risks and environmental damage…
November 4, 2019
England fracking projects halted by government due to scientific study findings
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government temporarily stops fracking in England. England fracking operations have long been controversial in the nation…
March 15, 2019
Florida fracking ban to apply to only certain types of fracking methods
Some forms of fracking could soon be banned in Florida if a new bill passes. A Florida fracking ban, or…
December 6, 2018
Possible hydraulic fracturing earthquakes under investigation in B.C.
A 4.5 magnitude quake in British Columbia is believed to have been the result of fracking. Hydraulic fracturing earthquakes are…
October 25, 2018
A frackquake at a newly opened UK fracking site halts operations
Controversial Lanacshire hydraulic fracturing site experiences small earth tremor. A frackquake – a seismic event resulting from hydraulic fracturing –…
August 13, 2018
Trump administration seeks to start new California fracking projects
More than a million acres of public land in California could be open to hydraulic fracturing. While California fracking is…
June 21, 2018
Pennsylvania fracking sites are not hurting water supply, studies say
Groundwater supplies do not appear to be compromised from hydraulic fracturing. It has long been the worry of many scientists,…
June 24, 2016
German government agrees to ban controversial fracking practice
Germany may move away from the controversial practice of drilling for shale gas The German government has chosen to take…
March 17, 2016
Half of U.S. oil production comes from fracking
About 50% of the oil produced in America in 2015 was provided by hydraulic fracturing, reported the EIA. According to…
October 26, 2015
New research reveals fracking may affect male fertility
Exposure to chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing has been connected to reduced sperm count in adult male mice. Hydrualic fracturing,…
