petrochemicals

Bottled water, brought to you by fracking?

The link between fracking and the bottled water industry is one more reason to take back the tap The new…

6 years ago

Derailed Train Spills 230,000 Gallons of Crude Into Flooded Iowa River

A train derailment spilled 230,000 gallons of crude oil into an already-flooded Iowa river Friday, endangering downstream drinking water, the…

6 years ago

Plastic degrading in the oceans release chemicals into the water

Plastic debris accumulates in the environment and lately much attention has been drawn to the pollution in the world’s oceans.…

6 years ago

New Mexico official: Texans are ‘stealing’ water and selling it back for fracking

After you head northeast on Ranch Road 652 from tiny Orla, it’s easy to miss the precise moment you leave…

6 years ago

Oil and gas wastewater radioactivity persists in Pennsylvania stream sediments

Photo: Treated oil and gas wastewater flows into a stream in western Pennsylvania. A new Duke study finds stream sediments…

6 years ago