ABC7

'Fracking' procedure accused of polluting groundwater

LOS ANGELES -- There has been a lot of controversy about the oil-extraction procedure known as "fracking." Now more questions are being raised about how much water is used for fracking, and whether it ...
Time

Contaminated? EPA Says Fracking "Likely" Polluted Groundwater

A natural gas drilling rig in Wyoming. The EPA says that fracking may have resulted in groundwater contamination in that state.National Geographic / Getty Images News If you report on the ...
iaea.org

Fracking: How Isotope Hydrology can Support Environmental Assessments to Help Protect Groundwater

Any industrial activity near water reserves could, in principle, cause contamination. Isotope hydrology offers a unique combination of methods to monitor water quality and trace the source of ...
Observer-Reporter

Study shows probable link between Freeport Twp. contamination and fracking

Chemicals found in wells near the site of a 2022 incident in Freeport Township indicate a link to nearby fracking activity, according to a recent report by researchers from the University of ...
Eagles Wire

Does fracking cause higher radon levels in nearby homes? What the research shows

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, may cause an increase of radon gas in nearby homes. Studies on fracking and radon have produced conflicting results, leading to calls for more research. Austin ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

'Fracking' one step closer to breaking ground in Illinois

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Illinois is one step closer to formally recognizing a “fracking” industry in the state. On Friday, the Illinois Department of ...
The Atlantic

EPA Takes the Position That Fracking May Pollute Groundwater

The Environmental Protection Agency has weighed in on the fracking debate to say, for the first time, that the controversial practice may contribute to groundwater pollution. Fracking, or hydraulic ...
EL PAÍS English

Mexico’s slow and steady return to fracking

Over the course of a few months, President Sheinbaum has distanced herself from her opposition to this gas extraction ...
NBC New York

EPA Ties Fracking to Groundwater Pollution in Wyoming

The Environmental Protection Agency made its most direct statement linking groundwater pollution in Wyoming to fracking since residents filed their first complaints against the controversial drilling ...
Cleveland.com

Ohio just opened another 9,000 pristine acres to fracking—Including in Salt Fork State Park

Ohio is playing a dangerous game with some of its most beautiful public lands, say environmentalists and hosts of the Today in Ohio podcast. The new is that Ohio has opened 9,000 new acres of state ...
The Business Journals

EPA retesting finds fracking-related groundwater contamination at Wyoming site

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. A new round of government sampling shows groundwater ...