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Thousands Gather for Stop the Frack Attack Rally
On Saturday, July 28th, more than 5,000 people rallied on the West Lawn of the Capitol in Washington, DC, and then marched through the streets of DC as part of the Stop the Frack Attack Rally. This was the first-ever...
A First for Fracking Air Pollution: the EPA Steps In
With natural gas companies polluting our air, and countless communities mobilizing against them, the Environmental Protection Agency today took a big step forward with a federal safeguard that will curb air pollution and protect families. This is an important day...
EPA to Look at Earthquake Risks from Fracking Wells
After several earthquakes in Oklahoma, Ohio, and Arkansas being linked to natural gas fracking wells and wastewater injection wells, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced recently that it will look into these seismic risks. Wastewater injection wells are where the...
The Latest Fracking News from New York State
Sierra Club's Atlantic Chapter and gas activists across New York State are still working to protect their communities from the dangers of fracking. On top of last month's protests and organizing around the states Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS)...
The Natural Gas Industry Finds another Loophole in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Chapter Director Jeff Schmidt speaks at a rally urging state leaders to protect our water, air and communities from fracking. If you live in Pennsylvania, yesterday the State House voted through a bill that allows natural gas companies to...
Just Ask the Families in Dimock
(Above) Sierra Club President Robin Mann spoke at a press conference in Dimock where the Sierra Club urged the EPA to take a closer look at the water. Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced their plans to perform water sampling...
Flammable Water, Air Pollution, and Earthquakes?
Just a few days ago we heard about more earthquakes as a result of natural gas drilling practices. Waste water wells in Ohio were the cause of several earthquakes in northeast Ohio, an area not used to such heavy seismic...
EPA Finds Fracking Contaminated Drinking Water in Wyoming
For the first time, government scientists concluded that hydraulic fracturing, the process of shooting massive quantities of water and chemicals into rock to release natural gas, contaminates drinking water. The study concerns an incident in Pavillion, Wyoming, and culminates three years of research of the local aquifer.
PA Is Going the Wrong Way on Gas Drilling Regulation
There is no more fundamental role for government than to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink. In Pennsylvania -- a state with a history of severe air and water pollution -- state government is abdica...
