What Would It Cost for You to Sign Away Legal Liability for Future Health Problems to a Fracking Company?
A Pennsylvania gas company offers residents cash to buy protection from any claims of harm.
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The Poor Regulation of the Fracking Industry
In Ohio, where gas drilling is booming and toxic waste abundant, legislators acted modestly to address concerns about public safety.
Boom & Bust: From Bitcoin to Bike Share, the Biggest Booms and Busts of the Past Year
After a week of reporting and writing on booms and busts—everything from the economy of big oil boomtowns to the growth of the mental-health counseling field—Jamie Wiebe considers five of the biggest booms—and five of the biggest busts—of the past year.
How Can We Best Measure the Serious Health Threats Posed by Fracking?
In Pennsylvania, opponents of gas drilling say regulators are slow and unprepared in responding to air quality complaints.
Drilling for Certainty: What We Can Learn From the Latest in Fracking Health Studies
ProPublica surveys some recent research on potential health implications of hydro fracking.
The Dangers of Fracking: New Study Finds High Levels of Arsenic in Groundwater
A Q&A with Brian Fontenot, whose research gives the latest indication that fracking may be tied to arsenic contamination.
Has the EPA Given Up on Trying to Monitor Fracking?
When the Environmental Protection Agency abruptly retreated on its investigation into water contamination in a central Wyoming natural gas field recently, it shocked environmentalists and energy industry supporters alike.
This Is Your Town on Fracking
Elizabeth Royte finds herself stranded in Williston, North Dakota, at the heart of a new oil boom in the United States.
The Environmental Defense Fund Is Pissing Off Fellow Environmentalists
Has the large advocacy group allowed itself to be “co-opted by industry interests"?
The Energy Debate We Aren’t Having
The energy boom has the nation mired in chatter about a burgeoning job market, or panicked over certain environmental destruction. Instead, we should be asking: To whom will go the spoils of this bonanza, and on whose shoulders will the risks fall?