Asthma attacks spike near big fracking sites
Asthma patients who live near major Pennsylvania fracking sites are as much as four times more likely to suffer attacks than those farther away, a new study shows. The findings add to growing evidence...
View ArticleMigraines, fatigue spike near fracking sites
Neighbors with the most exposure to natural gas fracking are nearly twice as likely to suffer from some combination of migraine headaches, chronic nasal and sinus symptoms, and severe fatigue. The...
View ArticleFracking chemicals alter hormones of baby mice
More than 15 million Americans live within a one-mile radius of unconventional oil and gas operations. These UOGs combine directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” to release...
View ArticleSatellites link Texas earthquake to oil/gas waste disposal
The largest earthquake every recorded in East Texas was caused by humans, according to new satellite measurements. Scientists say injection of large volumes of wastewater from oil and gas activities...
View ArticleMaps suggest safer places to inject wastewater
New maps offer the most detailed look yet at the geologic forces controlling the locations, types, and magnitudes of earthquakes in Texas and Oklahoma. These new “stress maps,” published in the...
View ArticleMicrobes differ downstream from fracking wastewater
Wastewater from oil and gas operations—including fracking for shale gas—at a West Virginia site altered microbes downstream, according to a new study. The study, published in Science of the Total...
View ArticleTool aims to let energy companies avoid earthquakes
A new, free software tool will let energy companies and regulatory agencies calculate the probability of triggering earthquakes from wastewater injection and other activities associated with oil and...
View ArticleFracking waste may pollute water for years
Researchers have found that the polluting effects of releasing treated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) may last much longer than previously thought. According to the US Energy...
View ArticleInvasive plants trail fracking into the forest
Invasive, non-native plants are making significant inroads thanks to fracking, research in Pennsylvania forests finds. The spread of invasive non-native plants could have long-term negative...
View ArticleEarthquakes we cause are just as strong as nature’s
New research suggests naturally occurring earthquakes and those caused by unconventional oil and gas recovery in the central US share the same shaking potential and can thus cause similar damage....
View ArticleFilter cleans 90% of pollution from fracking water
Scientists have created new kind of filter that can remove more than 90 percent of hydrocarbons, bacteria, and particulates from contaminated water produced by hydraulic fracturing (fracking)...
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Shale gas beats coal in lifetime pollution head-to-head
The lifetime toxic chemical releases from coal-generated electricity are 10 to 100 times greater than those from electricity generated with natural gas obtained through hydraulic fracturing, a new...
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These fracking sites are close to drinking water wells
Around half of all US hydraulically fractured wells stimulated in 2014 exist within 2 to 3 kilometers of a domestic groundwater well, researchers report. “Our results underscore the importance of...
View ArticleMini-tremors at fracking sites may predict big earthquakes
Geoscientists have come up with a way to detect thousands of faint, previously missed earthquakes triggered by hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” The technique can be used to monitor seismic...
View ArticlePoor health more likely for babies born near fracking
Babies born to mothers living up to about 2 miles from a hydraulic fracturing site suffer from poorer health, new research indicates. The largest impacts were to babies born within about a half mile of...
View ArticleFracking chemicals linked to precancerous lesions in mice
Female mice exposed to chemicals used in unconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations before birth may develop precancerous lesions and other abnormalities on their mammary glands later, a new study...
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Map could prevent earthquakes from Texas fracking
A detailed map of the stresses that act in the earth throughout the Permian Basin in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico highlights areas of the oil-rich region that could be at greater risk for...
View ArticleFracking waste may pollute water for years
Researchers have found that the polluting effects of releasing treated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) may last much longer than previously thought. According to the US Energy...
View ArticleInvasive plants trail fracking into the forest
Invasive, non-native plants are making significant inroads thanks to fracking, research in Pennsylvania forests finds. The spread of invasive non-native plants could have long-term negative...
View ArticleEarthquakes we cause are just as strong as nature’s
New research suggests naturally occurring earthquakes and those caused by unconventional oil and gas recovery in the central US share the same shaking potential and can thus cause similar damage....
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