Tag: fracking
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Fracking linked to increased hospitalizations for skin, genital and urinary issues in Pennsylvania
Rashes, urinary tract infections, and kidney stones requiring hospital stays are more common in areas with more drilling, according to a new study Fracking may put Pennsylvania communities at greater risk for skin, genital, and urinary diseases, according to new research. The study, which will be published in the March issue of the journal Public…
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Fracking wastewater accumulation found in freshwater mussels’ shells
Photo: The Elliptio complanate freshwater mussel, one of the two species used in the experiment. Credit: Westcott Phillip Elevated concentrations of strontium, an element associated with oil and gas wastewaters, have accumulated in the shells of freshwater mussels downstream from fracking wastewater disposal sites, according to researchers from Penn State and Union College. "Freshwater mussels…
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It’s Official: Injection of Fracking Wastewater Caused Kansas’ Biggest Earthquake
The largest earthquake ever recorded in Kansas—a 4.9 magnitude temblor that struck northeast of Milan on Nov. 12, 2014—has been officially linked to wastewater injection into deep underground wells, according to new research from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter of that extremely rare earthquake struck near a known fracking operation. The Wichita Eagle…
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Report: over half PA gas wells used ‘secret’ chemicals for fracking or drilling
Drillers withheld information on at least one chemical in some 2,500 wells, citing trade secrets Energy companies in Pennsylvania declined to identify potentially harmful chemicals used for drilling and fracking for natural gas in more than half the wells developed between 2013 and 2017, according to a report released on Tuesday. The report from the…
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Texas energy group takes issue with Duke University water study
Dusty Read checks the clean water tank Dec. 5, 2017 at Challenger Water Solutions’ water recycling system demonstration facility. Consisting of a control room container and two containers that do the actual water cleaning, the entire system can be transported on two semi trucks. The system, primarily focused on oil fracking operations at the moment,…
