Chesapeake Fined $1.9 Million for Wetland, Stream Violations in PA
The company damaged dozens of waterways at its gas drilling sites in Pennsylvania. It will have to restore 55 acres of wetlands and repair 4,000 feet of streams.
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Why Frack Wastewater Injected Underground Doesn’t Always Stay There
One geologist says the landscape is like "Swiss cheese" from a century of oil and gas drilling. All those wells could allow fracking wastewater to travel back to the surface.
Chesapeake Energy to Pay $5.3 Million in Settlement with AG
Eligible landowners will get paid up to $700. Some say Chesapeake owes them tens of thousands of dollars or more.
A Pennsylvania County Went From Bust to Boom Times With Natural Gas. Now, It’s Nearly Broke.
Greene County raised taxes amid a pandemic and for the first time since 2010, despite receiving more than $37 million in gas impact fees.
Groups Want Fracking Waste Included in Health Study
Fracking waste can be radioactive. Advocates want it included in a pair of state-sponsored studies into fracking and childhood cancer, asthma, and poor birth outcomes.
New Investigation Finds Fracking Chemicals in the Bodies of People in Southwestern Pa.
A two-year investigation sampled the urine of families living near fracking. We talked to the reporter who says she was shocked by the high levels of chemicals found in kids.
Delaware River Basin Commission Votes to Ban Fracking in the Watershed
The four-state commission cited scientific evidence that fracking has polluted drinking water, surface water, and groundwater.
DEP gives OK to Public Comment on Fracking Wastewater Permits
49 facilities were given permits with no comment period.
Gas Industry Hasn’t Delivered on Its Economic Promise to Communities, Report Says
The industry rejects the report, calling natural gas extraction a 'game-changer for local economies.'
Groups Oppose Pittsburgh-Area Fracking Waste Injection Well
The groups are concerned about drinking water contamination and earthquakes. Regulators say it's safe.
