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Pa. Senate bill would cut impact fees for communities that restrict fracking
24 May 2025 21:21 GMT
… communities that try to regulate fracking. I’m going to go … stages of these operations, from benzene and toluene, to other known … .
Calls for increased protections from fracking
So the timing of this … on the site for both fracking and other things, and they …
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Fracking operators in Colorado dodge chemical disclosure rules despite legal mandate
22 May 2025 16:01 GMT
… disclosure within 150 days of fracking operations, more than 60% … Galeton, exposing residents to benzene levels up to 10 times … exposure to substances like benzene is linked to leukemia … were exposed to.
Related: Fracking chemicals “imbalance” the immune …
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Weld County oil well blowout exposed people miles away to high levels of benzene, researchers say
12 May 2025 10:35 GMT
… Colorado State University team.
Benzene, a known carcinogen and … related to either drilling or fracking the well, Chevron said … becomes more dense, the benzene likely became more concentrated … health guideline value for benzene since beginning measurements at …
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Colorado Will Require Oil and Gas Companies to Increase Water Recycling for Fracking
13 Mar 2025 13:53 GMT
… wells after conventional drilling or hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. This liquid waste can … into wells, toxic hydrocarbons like benzene, a known carcinogen, and water … produced water is oftentimes radioactive, fracking companies send produced water to …
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Texas city approves new fracking site near daycare and schools
05 Feb 2025 03:54 GMT
… local authority.
Emissions from fracking sites in the area … :
The expansion of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has long been … pollutants released during fracking — such as benzene, nitrogen oxides and … No evidence" that fracking can be done without …
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No fracking way: Call for permanent legislated ban on mining process
21 Jan 2025 01:09 GMT
First, each step of gas production creates risk of contamination to surface and groundwater; second, with vast quantities of wastewater, contamination can occur through spilling, leaking, flooding and overflow; and, finally, the chemicals released can …
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Scrutiny of EQT fracking likely to shift in 2025
31 Dec 2024 11:39 GMT
… combust emitted VOCs, including benzene, which is known to … , continue after a 2022 fracking accident. The Pennsylvania Department … was contaminated by EQT’s fracking operations.
“The contamination … combust emitted VOCs, including benzene, which is known to …
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Greenpeace: fracking should be banned in Hungary
14 Dec 2024 05:23 GMT
… technology - known internationally as fracking - has been banned in … this hole they push the fracking fluid, which is mostly … these substances, including the carcinogen benzene, have been found in … days and we found that benzene was almost double the …
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Our children’s health isn’t partisan. Pennsylvanians need strong pollution protections from fracking now.
11 Nov 2024 17:53 GMT
… use a process called hydraulic fracturing — commonly called fracking — to extract … organic compounds such as benzene. The resulting pollution can … health at risk? If fracking operations multiplied under this … and my sleepless nights.
Fracking’s impact on my …
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In a state that could decide the election, fracking is far more than just a political issue
01 Nov 2024 17:45 GMT
… Fracking involves injecting a mix of water, sand and chemicals, including benzene … candidate has discussed fracking in a way that … and still not ban fracking.”
Vice President Kamala … advocacy group that tracks fracking infrastructure across the country …