The environmental costs and benefits of fracking: The state of research
…been linked to fracking operations. Such concerns have led a number of towns to try to ban the practice, and fracking has become one of the central issues in the…
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Fracking, shale gas and health effects: Research roundup
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Hydraulic fracturing — commonly known as “fracking” — has led to a boom in U.S. energy production, with a number of benefits. According a 2014…
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Fracking linked to increased rates of STIs
…counties with no fracking. There was no association between fracking and syphilis rates. The authors note that most recent cases of syphilis have occurred among men who have sex with…
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The impact of natural gas extraction and fracking on state and local roadways
…increased domestic energy production to levels unseen since the 1970s. Much of the growth has been in natural gas obtained through hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” which involves injecting immense quantities…
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Fracking seems to poison groundwater within one kilometer
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email For almost a decade, residents of some Pennsylvania counties have complained that the natural gas prospectors nearby have contaminated their water. Locals say that after the fracking…
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Are fracking and earthquakes really connected?
…this spike in seismic activity on the controversial recent boom in hydraulic fracturing — or “fracking,” when fluids are injected at high pressure to fracture underground shale rock and create…
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Coal country and the research battle: Interview with Ken Ward Jr. of the Charleston Gazette
…future if coal is on the decline? What are you doing to help them?” Nobody asks those questions. JR: You’re also dealing with some fracking issues, because the Marcellus Shale…
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Public information, public engagement in government regulation-making processes
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email From the NSA’s surveillance program to FDA drug approval and from the use of police body cameras to fracking, many public policies that are frequently…
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Oil prices influence every beat: Resources for reporters
…shock came in response to a number of factors. The preceding years saw a boom in the use of hydraulic fracking to unlock oil supplies in shale-rock formations. This rapid…
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Coal and public health: Scientific evidence from the U.S. and China
…by hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” emerge as possible “bridge” fuels toward, or even detours from, a truly clean, low-carbon economy. Widespread use of fracking could boost U.S. shale oil production…
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