Fracking and Petrochemical News
Here are the latest articles written by the Center for Coalfield Justice team on the subject of fracking and petrochemicals. We regularly publish new information so check back often for new articles.
MAD-FACTS: Listening to your Neighbors
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The Full Picture of Carbon Capture in Pennsylvania
The concept of separating carbon dioxide from fuels and emissions has existed since 1970. Technology has changed since then, but the viability of the process has remained the same. As […]
Press Release: Cecil residents score a huge win: Increased setbacks for new well pads!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 4, 2024Media Contact: Lisa DePaoli, lisa@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org, 412-229-7116 Cecil residents score a huge win: Increased setbacks for new well pads! Board of Supervisors applauded for prioritizing community’s health […]
Demand a 2,500’ Setback for Oil and Gas Facilities
On Monday, October 22, CCJ Organizers Jodi Borello and Tonya Yoders attended a Press Conference in Harrisburg to announce the Setback Campaign introduced by the Clean Air Council and Environmental […]
Supplementary Resources
Fracking
- US Energy Information Administration: Natural gas explained
- Video | Fracking Hell: The Untold Story
- Video | Animation of Hydraulic Fracturing
- Video | The Sky is Pink
- Video | Facts About Fracking
- Fossil-Fueled Foolery: An Illustrated Primer on the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Deceptive Tactics
- Direct Support Fund provides support for grassroots groups or individuals working on social change on shale gas issues
Waste Disposal
- All Costs, No Benefit: Oil & Gas Waste on Pennsylvania Roadways
- Awash in Toxic Wastewater From Fracking for Natural Gas, Pennsylvania Faces a Disposal Reckoning
- Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight
- Public Herald Tenorm Investigations
- Halt the Harm's Hellbent Panel Discussion: One Community's Fight to Stop a Fracking Waste Injection Well
Petrochemical Processing
- Greenpeace report: The Climate Emergency Unpacked: How Consumer Goods Companies Are Fueling Big Oil's Plastic Expansion
- One-pager on petrochemicals - English
- One-pager on petrochemicals - Spanish
- Video | The Connection Between Fracking and Plastics
- Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet
- PFAS-REACH: Interactive PFAS MAP
- Fossils, Fertilizers, and False Solutions: How Laundering Fossil Fuels in Agrochemicals Puts the Climate and the Planet at Risk by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
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