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Fracking Wastewater Spill Kills Rare Fish in KY, Puts Entire Species at Risk
Posted by EcoWatch: Amy Mall on August 30th, 2013
EcoWatch: Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently published a peer-reviewed journal article that discusses the results of the investigation into a 2007 fracking wastewater spill in Kentucky.
Fracking wastewater that was being stored in open air pits (a practice that can lead to toxic spills) overflowed into Kentucky`s Acorn Fork Creek and left an orange-red substance, contaminating the creek with hydrochloric acid, dissolved minerals and metals, and...
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States Turn Blind Eye as Fracking Industry Routinely Violates Laws
Posted by EcoWatch: Amy Mall on July 17th, 2013
EcoWatch: A scathing new investigation from EnergyWire confirms the worst fears of citizens across the country who live near fracking sites: state regulators are not doing everything they can to prevent oil and gas companies from repeatedly violating the law. EnergyWire spent months analyzing state records.
Reported spills from oil and gas well sites, according to publicly available state and federal data. Map courtesy of EnergyWire/Andrew Holmes.
While the extensive investigation uncovers numerous violations,...