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WATER
“I happen to be a member of the environmental committee … And I talk to scientists who tell me fracking is doing terrible things to water systems all over this country.”
Bernie Sanders, candidate for Democratic Leader, USA (source)
News - Oil & Gas Industry – Water
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Comment |
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2020-01-07 |
Wyofile.com |
- Adam Roich |
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2018-04-25 |
GlobeNewswire.com (USA) |
Bakken (BWTX) Subsidiary Dakota Energy Completes Large Sale of Water Source |
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2017-12-21 |
Thedenverchannel.com Colorado, USA |
Audio: High levels of benzene released at Weld County oil and gas site |
- benzene (AO Info: Spills & Explosions) |
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2017-06-23 |
Globe and Mail |
Trudeau government proposes opening St. Lawrence marine protected area to oil exploration |
Shawn McCarthy
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2017-05-01 |
Sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com |
California Farmer Sues Oil Companies For Allegedly Contaminating Water Supply, Killing Crops |
Christin Ayers |
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2017-01-30 |
EcoWatch / Laurel Peltier |
9,442 Citizen-Reported Fracking Complaints Reveal 12-Years of Suppressed Data |
Laurel Peltier |
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2017-01-24 |
CBC News |
Alberta research shows fracking fluids cause 'significant' harm to fish |
Bob Weber |
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2017-01-03 |
TulsaWorld.com (USA) |
Extreme contamination in Bird Creek tributary an ongoing mystery |
Kelly Bostian
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2016-12-13 |
NYTimes.com |
Reversing Course, E.P.A. Says Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water |
Coral Davenport |
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2016-09-29 |
Occupy.com |
EPA Plans to Allow Unlimited Dumping of Fracking Wastewater in the Gulf of Mexico |
Mike Ludwig |
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2016-08-11 |
EcoWatch / Americans Against Fracking |
EPA Science Advisory Board: Agency's Fracking Study Ignored Significant Water Contamination Cases |
Americans Against Fracking |
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2016-07-18 |
TheTyee.ca |
Andrew Nikiforuk - corexit |
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2016-07-15 |
Forbes.com |
Sam Lemonick |
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2016-06-03 |
EcoWatch / DeSmog Blog |
New Federal Report Shows Dimock Water Was Unsafe to Drink After All |
Sharon Kelly |
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2016-04-01 |
EcoWatch / Andy Rowell |
Stanford Scientists Find Fracking Linked to Groundwater Contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming |
Andy Rowell, Oil Change International |
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2016-03-10 |
EcoWatch / Stefanie Spear |
Stefanie Spear - Josh Fox video |
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2016-03-08 |
EcoWatch / Wenonah Hauter |
Democratic Debate Brings Anti-Fracking Movement to Center Stage |
Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch USA |
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2016-01-04 |
Midland Reporter Telegram / MRT.com (USA) |
Brandon Mulder |
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2015-06-09 |
Theoec.org / Ohio Environmental Council |
US EPA’S Study Confirms Water Contamination Caused by Fracking |
Melanie Houston |
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2015-05-04 |
ABC News |
Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press |
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2015-03-09 |
Ambient Water |
Ambient Water Featured in Prominent Oil & Gas Industry Publication |
- atomspheric water generation technology |
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2015-02-28 |
Radio Tamazuj (Sudan) |
Study: ‘Direct link’ between oil exploration and water pollution in Unity |
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2014-10-07 |
Desmog Blog |
Confirmed: California Aquifers Contaminated With Billions Of Gallons of Fracking Wastewater |
Mike Gaworecki - California |
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2014-09-29 |
ThinkProgress.org |
Pennsylvania Finally Reveals Fracking Has Contaminated Drinking Water Hundreds Of Times |
Katie Valentine |
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2014-09-02 |
ThinkProgress.org |
Scientists Find “Alarming” Amount of Arsenic in Groundwater Near Texas Fracking Sites |
Emily Atkin |
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2014-08-28 |
Associated Press / triblive.com |
DEP releases details of cases of drinking well contamination from drilling |
The Associated Press |
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2014-08-13 |
OGJ.com |
Eagle Ford water recycling thrives following change in Texas Railroad Commission rules |
Justin Scott |
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2014-07-18 |
EcoWatch / ProPublica (USA) |
Extreme Drought in CA Triggers Halting of Fracking Waste Injection to Avoid Aquifer Contamination |
Abrahm Lustgarten - California drought & frack waste injection |
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2014- |
The National (CBC Player) |
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2014-06-16 |
EcoWatch / Brandon Baker |
Wyoming Residents Frustrated With State’s Fracking-Funded Water Contamination Investigation |
Brandon Baker |
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2014-06-09 |
EcoWatch |
- Steve Lipsky |
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2014-05-28 |
Blogs.star-telegram.com |
Railroad Commission says methane in Parker County wells can't be tied to Barnett production |
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2014-05-22 |
Texas Tribune (USA) |
Neena Satija and Jim Malewitz |
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2014-02-05 |
RT.com |
Fracking is draining water from US areas suffering major shortages - report |
USA |
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2014-01-17 |
The Republic |
New testing finds contamination in North Texas water spreading; scientists point to driller |
Ramit Plushnick-Masti, AP |
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2014-01-06 |
Huffington Post |
Water Pollution From Drilling Confirmed In At Least 4 States, Casting Doubt On Safety Of Boom |
Kevin Begos |
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2014-01-05 |
USA Today (USA) |
Kevin Begos, AP |
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2013-12-30 |
Daily Mail (UK) |
Tom Gardner North Dakota, USA |
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2013-12-24 |
EcoNews / Earthworks (USA) |
Inspector General Finds EPA Justified in Intervening to Protect Drinking Water from Fracking |
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2013-11-26 |
Westcoast Native News |
Derrick - Rosebud River Valley, Alberta (one hour east of Calgary) |
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2013-10-30 |
EcoNews / EcoWatch |
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2013-09-11 |
Observer |
Paul Morden - caused Wallaceburg and Walpole Island to close drinking water intakes |
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2013-09-06 |
EcoWatch |
Industry Expert Anthony Ingraffea: PA Has Only Seen the Tip of the Fracking Iceberg |
“So it’s a certainty that water wells will be contaminated.” Anthony Ingraffea |
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2013-08-11 |
Theguardian |
Suzanne Goldenberg, Barnhart, Texas |
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2013-07-19 |
Telegraph (UK) |
Emily Gosden |
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2013-07-09 |
Stop Fracking the Great Lakes, International |
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2013-06-24 |
EcoWatch / Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University |
Duke study finds higher gas levels in drinking water wells near marcellus fracking sites |
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2013-06-21 |
EcoWatch / TckTckTck (USA) |
During Record Drought, Frackers Outcompete Farmers for Water Supplies |
Emily Saari |
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2013-06-18 |
EcoWatch / BC Tap Water Alliance |
Game-changing fracking wastewater report leaves little wiggle room for industry deceptions |
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2013-06-16 |
Ernst Environmental Services |
Jessica Ernst
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2013-06-13 |
EcoWatch / Friends of the Au Gres-Rifle Watershed |
Residential Water Well Fails in Michigan After Fracking Begins Nearby |
Encana Losing water pressure and water coming out of tap looks like milk + water report |
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2013-06-05 |
EcoWatch / respectmyplanet.org / Friends of the Au Gres-Rifle Watershed |
Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. 8.4 million gallons of water trucking in 1 million gallons |
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2013-05-24 |
EchoWatch / Ceres |
Monika Freyman |
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2013-05-23 |
Youtube / Sarah Cook |
Light Em Up (A Short Hommage to Flammable Tap Water Caused by Fracking |
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2013-04-03 |
Ottawa Citizen |
Scientist links crude oil to fish deformities, closed federal research facility |
Bruce Cheadle |
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2013-03-05 |
Phillip Doe Impact of fracking on water towards the end of the article |
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2012-06-21 |
State Impact |
Chesapeake to Pay $1.6 Million for Contaminating Water Wells in Bradford County |
Susan Phillips Wyalusing, Bradford County, USA |
Other Information:
Youtube.com – search for “fracking”
Landowner & whistleblower, Jessica Ernst, sues EnCana and Alberta government regulators over water contamination (www.ernstversusencana.ca)
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“The results of a new three-year scientific study show that oil production at Thar Jath and Mala fields in Unity State has polluted groundwater in the area to such an extent that it is no longer safe for human consumption.
A team of South Sudanese and German geologists found oil exploration in Unity State has made groundwater used by 180,000 people too salty to drink, and has contaminated the water with dangerous amounts of heavy metals.” (source)
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“After the Oil & Gas Industry Report claims Fracking doesn't cause water contamination… poorly designed oil and gas wells do…
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection orders Range Resources to pay a $4.15 million penalty to settle violations related to six Marcellus Shale gas drilling and Fracking Wastewater Impoundments in Washington County, Pennsylvania that contaminated soil and groundwater.
So let me get this right, Bad Oil & Gas Wells cause water contamination, and gas drilling and Fracking Wastewater Impoundments do too.
But it’s okay… because the actual act of Fracking doesn’t… hummmmmm.
The multi-violation consent (nice word for admitting guilt) order will result in the closing of five of the football-field-sized Impoundments and require Range Resources to upgrade its operations at two others to meet more stringent, but as yet to be adopted, state standards.”
Erin Brockovich (source)
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