Fracking

Bloomberg's Comparison of Climate Leaders to Build-the-Wall Trumpsters Denounced as 'Offensive' and 'Absurd'

Continuing 'War on California' and Planet, Trump Makes First Move to Reopen State's Public Lands to Fracking

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

$Anti-fracking demonstrators$

"We desperately need to keep these dirty fossil fuels in the ground. But Trump is hell-bent on sacrificing our health, wildlife, and climate to profit big polluters."

Reminder of 'How Often Fracking Pipelines Blow Up': 7 Hospitalized After Series of Explosions in Texas

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

The incidents occurred in a region that "is crisscrossed by oil and gas...

'Moving in the Right Direction,' Mexican President-elect AMLO Promises to Outlaw Fracking

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Environmentalists are urging him to "move even farther by pledging to...

Ignoring Climate Threat and Economic Realities, Trump Brags About Building Fleet of LNG Terminals in EU—And Europe 'Will Pay For' Them

'Climate Crisis Is Already Here': Calls for Fossil Fuel-Free Cities as Mayors Convene

$Protesters march against fracking$

From Asthma to Cancer, 'Blistering' New Report Details Human Cost of Fracking

Anti-Fracking Protest Shuts Down Traffic at Energy Companies' Offices

'Great News for the Climate' as Banking Giant Ditches Tar Sands, Arctic Drilling

After Overwhelming Public Opposition, Scotland Announces Fracking Ban

Fight From Below Seen From Above: New Map Details Fossil Fuel Resistance

Anti-Fracking Activists Celebrate Ruling Against Major Pipeline

'Victory': Irish Lawmakers Ban Fracking

DAPL Developer Spills Drilling Fluids Into Wetlands While Constructing Another Pipeline

Colorado Youth Score Decisive Legal Victory Against Fracking Industry

Architect of Federal Fracking Loophole May Head Trump Environmental Council

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What the Frack: N.D. Oil Well Ron Burgundy Is Leaking, But They Don't Have To Tell Us How Much

Days after a report of “substantial gaps in oversight” at thousands of high-risk fracking wells, emergency officials announced a leak at Tioga, N.D.'s Ron Burgundy 3-23-14H fracking well, which is under a confidentiality agreement that protects its owners from having to tell the public what the hell is going on there. Alarmingly, 22% of North Dakota's 1,813 oil and gas wells have such “tight hole” status, probably because the state awards it to any operators who ask. What's most scary here:...