Citizens Can Sue Fracking Companies for Earthquake Damage, Says Oklahoma Supreme Court
By Anastasia Pantsios, Eco Watch
Oklahoma almost never used to have earthquakes. But in the last six years they’ve increased so much that last year the state surged past California as the most seismically active state in the continental U.S
8 States Dealing With Huge Increases in Fracking Earthquakes
By Anastasia Pantsios, EcoWatch
A new report, released Thursday from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), identified eight states in the eastern and central U.S. where fracking operations have led to dramatic increases in earthquakes, primarily from the injection of the wastewater byproduct of drilling operations into underground wells.
Burlington, Vermont Becomes First U.S. City to Run On 100% Renewable Electricity
By Anastasia Pantsios, EcoWatch
The cheapest long term financial investment for us with the least amount of risk was to move in this direction.
Breaking: Cuomo Bans Fracking in New York State
By Anastasia Pantsios, EcoWatch
In a victory for environmental, health and community activists, fracking has been banned in New York state.
Founding Father of Fracking Boom Is Crying the Blues
By Anastasia Pantsios, EcoWatch
The price of a barrel of oil has been dropping steadily due to decreasing demand and a glut of oil on the market, thanks in large part to the fracking boom in the U.S.
Fracking Risks Compared to Asbestos and Other Environmental and Health Dangers
By Anastasia Pantsios, EcoWatch
While the title of the new British government report Innovation: Managing Risk, Not Avoiding It sounds cheery, the news it contained about fracking, among other environmentally dubious technologies, was anything but.
Breaking: Senate Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline
By Anastasia Pantsios, EcoWatch
The Senate voted this evening to reject the Keystone XL pipeline that would have carried Alberta tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The measure failed by a vote of 41-59. Sixty votes are required to pass a bill out of the Senate.
Frack Waste Investigation Launched by Pennsylvania Congressman
By Anastasia Pantsios, EcoWatch
In light of an increasing number of studies showing that fracking produces toxic emissions that have serious human health impacts throughout the entire process, Pennsylvania Congressman Matt Cartwright, a first-term Democrat, has opened an investigation into how toxic wastes from fracking are regulated.