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
For all the drama queens out there, thanks to John Hart Studios, at www.johnhartstudios.com ...continued→
Posted by Amy Mall in Health and the Environment
The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, known as the FRAC Act, is an important piece of legislation that would repeal the exemption in the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) for an oil and gas technique called hydraulic fracturing. I wrote about...continued→
Posted by Amy Mall in Health and the Environment
There has been a lot of news coverage lately about a family in Colorado whose home is surrounded by natural gas wells. Natural gas has migrated into their water source and contaminated their drinking water. The media are loving this story...continued→
Posted by Amy Mall in Health and the Environment
U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), and John Salazar (D-CO) recently introduced legislation that would subject the practice of hydraulic fracturing to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).* I applaud these Members of Congress for sponsoring this bill. I...continued→
