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Twenty years into fracking, Pennsylvania has yet to reckon with its radioactive waste
Former government officials say the state isn’t doing enough to regulate fracking waste, even as new research shows it’s far more radioactive than previously known.
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Canada announces new methane emission standards for oil and gas sector
The new rules, which will take effect in 2028, aim to cut emissions by 75% by 2035.
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Tracking oil and gas waste in Pennsylvania is still a ‘logistical mess’
More than a decade after regulators promised to improve reporting standards for this waste, an Inside Climate News investigation found huge discrepancies in state records.
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Fracking waste threatens Permian Basin water supplies, imperils oil industry plans
Drilling is producting massive amounts of wastewater. That has regulators and companies scrambling for places to put it.
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To feed data centers, Pennsylvania faces a new fracking boom
A surge of planned data centers in western Pennsylvania is driving proposals for massive new gas-fired power plants, raising alarms among residents and scientists who warn that expanded fracking will worsen air and water pollution and threaten public health.
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Pennsylvania will study a plan to keep new natural gas pads farther from homes, schools and hospitals
Advocates say more distance is needed to protect public health. Industry groups and Republican legislators say the rule change would effectively ban natural gas development.
This former oil worker is now exposing dirty methane emissions
After fracking fouled her air and water, Sharon Wilson devoted her life to documenting the emissions fueling the climate crisis.
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