Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill speeding up Ohio’s oil and gas permitting process

Ohio's oil and gas industry says Senate Bill 219 makes much-needed updates to state drilling laws, though environmental ...

B.C. and Alberta fall behind on fracking safety distances for residents

In May, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to double the capacity of Canada’s electricity grid by 2050, using natural ...
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Letter to the editor: Fracking — weighing the good and the bad

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a process in which oil and natural gas are extracted from underground rock formations. Fracking provides many benefits but has some costly side effects. Fracking ...

Fracking bids approved for nearly 15,000 acres of public land in Ohio

Ohio officials approved fracking bids for thousands of acres of public land amid loud protests.
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Fracking produces a lot of wastewater. Millions of gallons of it are stored under eastern Ohio

Bev Reed, with the Buckeye Environmental Network, holds a map showing injection well sites near Marietta in southeast Ohio. Hydraulic fracturing, particularly on public lands, has spurred protests ...
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Fracking: How Isotope Hydrology can Support Environmental Assessments to Help Protect Groundwater

Any industrial activity near water reserves could, in principle, cause contamination. Isotope hydrology offers a unique combination of methods to monitor water quality and trace the source of ...