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Fracking

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Democracy Now! reports on the controversial oil and gas extraction hydraulic fracturing process, known as fracking. The practice involves blasting sand, water and toxic chemicals deep into shale rock to release oil and gas, a process which can contaminate water supplies and pollute the air. Many communities are concerned about adverse public health effects for people that live near fracking sites.

HeadlineMar 08, 2016

Oklahoma Limits Oil and Gas Waste Disposal After Surge in Earthquakes

HeadlineMar 03, 2016

Oklahoma Fracking Billionaire Dies, One Day After His Indictment

StoryDec 11, 2015

We are Sacrifice Zones: Native Leader Says Toxic North Dakota Fracking Fuels Violence Against Women

StoryJun 03, 2015

Fracking Protests Continue in Texas as New ALEC-Backed Law Bars Towns from Banning Drilling

StoryMay 15, 2015

We Are Seneca Lake: Josh Fox & Fracking Opponents Fight Natural Gas Storage Site in Upstate NY

StoryDec 19, 2014

New York Says No to Fracking: State Bans Drilling Following Grassroots Outcry over Public Health

StoryOct 31, 2014

Gubernatorial Candidate Howie Hawkins Calls for a “Green New Deal for New York”

StoryOct 08, 2014

San Antonio’s Esperanza Peace and Justice Center Campaigns Against Fracking and Militarization

StoryFeb 27, 2014

Big Oil and Bad Air: Report Exposes Link Between Fracking and Toxic Air Emissions in Texas

StoryJul 12, 2013

Josh Fox on Gasland Part 2, the Fracking-Earthquake Link & the Natural Gas Industry’s Use of PSYOPs

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