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A map of deficiencies along the Falcon Pipeline Route — The Falcon Pipeline: Technical Deficiencies
Part of the Falcon Public EIA Project In August 2016, Shell…
October 3, 2018/by Erica Jackson

Allegheny County Lease Map from 2016 — Supporting accessible oil and gas lease data in Allegheny County
New bill introduces public O&G lease registry PITTSBURGH,…
September 26, 2018/by FracTracker Alliance

Photo by Pat Sullivan/AP https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Fracking-research-hits-roadblock-with-Texas-law-6812820.php — California regulators need to protect groundwater from oil and gas waste this time around
By Kyle Ferrar, Western Program Coordinator, FracTracker Alliance California’s…
March 22, 2018/by Kyle Ferrar, MPH

http://www.bakersfield.com/news/arvin-looks-to-impose-more-regulations-on-oil-gas-operators/article_2beb26d6-cbdc-11e7-ba1a-4b0ac35a0fa8.html — Arvin, CA – a City in the Most Drilled County in the Country – files for a Setback Ordinance
The City of Arvin, with a population of about 20,000, is located…
January 30, 2018/by Kyle Ferrar, MPH

falcon_header_primer — Pipeline Regulations & Impact Assessments, a Primer
Part of the Falcon Public EIA Project Pipelines are categorized…
January 28, 2018/by FracTracker Alliance

JOSHUA DOUBEK / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS — Groundwater risks in Colorado due to Safe Drinking Water Act exemptions
Oil and gas operators are polluting groundwater in Colorado,…
October 26, 2017/by Kyle Ferrar, MPH

Northeast Ohio Class II injection wells taken via FracTracker's mobile app, May 2015 — What are aquifer exemptions? Permitted exemptions from the Safe Drinking Water Act
Liquid Waste Disposal Drilling for oil and gas produces both…
October 26, 2017/by Kyle Ferrar, MPH

Indian Creek - Part of Bears Ears National Monument — Nationally treasured federal lands face threats by oil, gas, and other extractive uses
The United States is blessed with some of the most diverse…
October 10, 2017/by Karen Edelstein

Allegheny County, PA map of zoning designations — Allegheny County, PA – Drilling, Leasing, and Zoning Trends
By Kirk Jalbert, Manager of Community-Based Research and Engagement and…
August 28, 2017/by FracTracker Alliance

US Farms and Agricultural Production near Drilling — Health vs. Power – Risking America’s Food for Energy
Over 50% of land in the United States is dedicated to agriculture.…
June 7, 2017/by Ted Auch, PhD

Photo by Garth Lenz, iLCP - for Ethane Cracker article about risk and disclosure — Understanding in Order to Prepare: Ethane Cracker Risk and Disclosure
By Leann Leiter and Lisa Graves Marcucci Maps and data analysis…
May 3, 2017/by FracTracker Alliance