Archive: Fracking/Petro
For decades, mineral rights have been a topic of discussion in Pennsylvania Courts and the legislature. Last year, the Supreme Court made a decision in Commonwealth v. Thomas E. Proctor Heirs Trust that confirmed rules that have been in place for over a century. Even though the law seemed settled, the legislature this summer passed […]
This is Part II of a blog series looking at the radioactivity of oil and gas waste. If you have not read part one yet, we recommend doing so to understand the full concept of the story. Read Part I: The Cecil Pipeyard, Washington County’s Open Hazardous Secret here. On March 13th, 2026, the Department […]
The oil and gas industry in our region is plagued by a very dangerous, open secret: the waste it produces is highly radioactive. Despite what industry representatives, members of Congress, and regulators say, every facet of the waste stream of fracking in PA is riddled with radioactive byproducts that are mishandled and sometimes simply left […]
A cryptocurrency is a digital currency designed to work as a medium of exchange through a computer network. Individual coin ownership records are stored in digital ledgers, which are computerized databases using strong cryptography (encryption) to secure transaction records, control the creation of additional coins, and verify the transfer of coin ownership. Cryptocurrency has the […]
Remember when you were a kid and the schoolyard bully started losing a game? For them, the quickest fix was simple: change the rules. It may have worked on the playground, but when the government and business do so to whitewash their commitments to public health, it stops working for communities like ours. On November […]
In late June of this year, a tractor-trailer operated by EQT carrying fracking wastewater crashed and flipped over in the community of Holbrook, Greene County. A massive truck, carrying tens of thousands of gallons of wastewater, barreled down Golden Oaks Road, before veering off, flipping on its side, destroying a resident’s fence and driveway, and […]