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Environment
A Recent Study Links Fracking to Drinking Water Pollution and Infant Health Issues
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNew research documents for the first time link the pollution of public water supplies caused by shale gas …
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Environment
Environmental Impact of Hydrofracking vs Conventional Drilling May Be Minimal
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesCrude oil production and natural gas withdrawals in the United States have lessened the country’s dependence on foreign …
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Environment
Oil and Gas Wastewater May Be Suppressing Plant Immune Systems
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe horizontal drilling method called hydraulic fracturing helps the United States produce close to 4 billion barrels of …
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A byproduct of oil and gas production is a large quantity of toxic wastewater called brine. Well-drillers dispose …
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Damaging Sichuan Earthquakes Now Linked to Fracking Operations
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesTwo moderate-sized earthquakes that struck the southern Sichuan Province of China last December and January were probably caused …
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Chemical clues in waters near Marcellus Shale gas wells in rural Pennsylvania can identify new drilling-related sources of …
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Elevated concentrations of strontium, an element associated with oil and gas fracking wastewater, have accumulated in the shells …
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Slick Water and Black Shale in Fracking Producing Radioactive Waste
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe interaction between a chemical slurry and ancient shale during hydraulic fracking is producing radioactive waste, according to …
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A study of earthquakes induced by injecting fluids deep underground has revealed surprising patterns, suggesting that current recommendations …