Posted by Amy Mall in Health and the Environment
There were three significant spills of hydraulic fracturing fluid at the same natural gas well pad in Dimock over the past week. These spills, totaling over 8,000 gallons, polluted wetlands and a creek, killing fish. They violated four state laws....continued→
Posted by Amy Mall in Health and the Environment
I've written before about hydraulic fracturing--an oil and gas production technique that involves the injection of fluids, often containing toxic chemicals, into oil or gas wells at very high pressure. Although the Safe Drinking Water Act regulates most forms of...continued→
Posted by Amy Mall in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil
Earlier today, the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lisa Jackson, testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. During the hearing she was asked about the risk to drinking water safety posed by the practice...continued→
