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.
The Bigger Issues with OWPG and MERP
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulates oil and gas development in Pennsylvania. DEP shoulders the burden of regulating energy development and protecting the Commonwealth’s intrinsic rights to clean air, […]
Franklin Township Zoning Board Approves More Wells On Cosgray
On August 27, 2024, the Franklin Township Zoning Board in Greene County held a meeting to hear Rice Energy/EQT representatives present their plans for expanding their operations on an existing […]
Cecil Township Proposes 2,500 ft Setback for September 4th Ordinance Hearing: What you need to know
In recent months, Cecil Township has seen a cornucopia of proposed maps, ordinances, and social media posts concerning its oil and gas zoning ordinance. Today is no exception, as the […]
CNX “Radical Transparency™” News Release Unreliable and Biased, Undermines Objective Scientific Inquiry
Washington, PA – Yesterday, CNX Resources released a statement with the ostentatious claim that there are no public health risks that result from their fracking operations — a claim based on just nine months of air quality data selected from two of their fourteen testing locations. This flies in the face of the fact that there are active complaints against them by residents of one of these very well sites at this time. Their release is also a weak argument against one of the many peer-reviewed studies done by qualified researchers in respectable universities that strongly suggest a range of health and environmental harms that occur due to fracking.
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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