Fracking In The News

News in Virginia: (listed by date with most recent first)

2017

2017, Feb. 26, Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia agency says it will not exempt information on fracking fluid from disclosure

2017, Feb. 23, News Leader: Augusta first county in Va. to ban fracking

2017, Feb. 23, Forbes: Fracking Is Dangerous To Your Health — Here’s Why

2017, Feb. 15, The Daily Caller: Virginia’s Capital With No Fracking Is Attempting To Ban Fracking

2017, Feb. 3, Pilot Online: Public comments on Atlantic Coast Pipeline will be taken at meeting in Suffolk

2017, Feb. 1, The Free LanceStar: Fracking chemical recipes could be kept secret in Virginia under bill passed by House

2017, Jan. 30, Richmond Times Dispatch: Fracking chemical recipes could be kept secret in Virginia under bill passed by House

2017, Jan, 27, The News Leader: Future depends on clean water

2017, Jan. 29, The Free Lance-Star: Editorial: Focus on fracking safety, not secrecy

2017, Jan. 25, Daily Press: Fracking bills draw concern from environmentalists, McAuliffe

2017, Jan. 25, Daily Progress: Panel amends and OKs bills on hiding fracking chemicals

2017, Jan, 24, The Free Lance-Star: Letter: Fracking bill creates dangerous secrets

2017, Jan. 24, News Leader: Va. shouldn’t be in dark over fracking chemicals

2017, Jan. 20, The Free Lance-Star: King George supervisors lobby for disclosure of fracking chemicals

2017, Jan. 19, The Frederick News-Post: Bill would exempt fracking chemicals from FOIA in Virginia

2017, Jan. 18, The News & Advance: League of Women Voters of Virginia member presents fracking study in Lynchburg

2017, Jan. 18, Westmoreland News: Fight on fracking continues

217, Jan. 14, Richmond Times-Dispatch: Citizens have a right to know about fracking chemicals

217, Jan 13, ABC 8 News: Bill passes Va. House of Delegates subcomittee to protect fracking chemicals

2017, Jan. 12, The Virginian-Pilot: Bill exempts some fracking chemicals from records requests

2017, Jan. 11, The News & Advance: League of Women Voters to host talk on fracking

2017, Jan. 10, Bay Journal: Funding common theme as Bay states confront 2017 environmental issues

2017, Jan 1, International Business Times: Fracking News 2017: FOIA Law In Virginia Would Limit Access To Information About Chemicals Used In Hydraulic Fracturing

2016

2016, Dec. 7, Richmond Times-Dispatch: Westmoreland planners recommend strict regulation of fracking

2016, Nov. 1, DC Media Group: New Virginia Fracking Study Lays Groundwork for Regulatory Battles (LWV-VA specific)

2016, Aug. 16, The Free Lance-Star: King George adopts strict regulations regarding fracking

2016, Aug. 6, The Free Lance-Star: Fracking ordinance up for discussion again in King George

News in General:

2017, Mar. 2, Houston Chronicle: Did fracking cause quakes? New sensors will be able to find out.

2017, Feb. 27, American Agriculturist: Pennsylvania DEP sets new rules in wake of zipper-frack quakes

2017, Feb. 26, Big Think: Earthquakes Have to Do with One Very Specific Part of Fracking

2017, Feb. 23, Rutgers: Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills, including Fracking Wastewater, Alter Microbes in West Virginia Waters

2017, Feb 17, Forbes: Fracking And What New EPA Means For Your Health

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Vivienne Westwood 'breakdances' to Abba in protest against fracking in UK
Cuadrilla started drilling at the Preston New Road site near Blackpool this weekend, the first time hydraulic fracturing operations have taken place in ...
Posted: October 16, 2018, 12:25 pm
Cuadrilla Starts UK Fracking
Cuadrilla has started hydraulic fracturing operations at its Preston New Road shale gas exploration site, located in the UK, a company spokesperson ...
Posted: October 16, 2018, 8:48 am
Fracking in the UK: how could a technologically advanced society choose to destroy itself?
Prime Minister Theresa May recently doubled down on the Conservative Party's commitment to the development of hydraulic fracturing of shale gas ...
Posted: October 16, 2018, 6:22 am
Intense protests didn't stop Cuadrilla's fracking in UK
UK onshore exploration company Cuadrilla confirmed it started hydraulic fracturing operations at its Preston New Road site despite several protests ...
Posted: October 16, 2018, 6:11 am
Road block and protests as Cuadrilla begins the fracking process
Cuadrilla issued a statement saying: “Cuadrilla is pleased to confirm that it has started hydraulic fracturing operations at our Preston New Road shale ...
Posted: October 16, 2018, 5:26 am
Native title holders claim they were not properly consulted for NT fracking permits
She said they did not want fracking to start in the area. ... to fund the development and delivery of information programs on hydraulic fracturing.
Posted: October 16, 2018, 3:09 am
Anti-fracking demonstrators defiant as they protest by new site near Blackpool
Test fracking there was halted seven years ago after two earthquakes ... Yesterday a spokesman said: “Hydraulic fracturing of both horizontal ...
Posted: October 15, 2018, 10:07 pm
Industry, Regulators Unite to Defend Fracking in Mexico
Following repeated pledges by President-Elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) after he takes office, some of the ...
Posted: October 15, 2018, 9:56 pm
Traditional owners to tell Origin Energy it has not gained consent for fracking on their land
A group of Indigenous traditional owners will soon tell Origin Energy .... got preconceived ideas about whether hydraulic fracturing should go ahead or ...
Posted: October 15, 2018, 8:37 pm
Monday Legislative Round-Up: EVs, Fracking, Etc.
... drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing. Fracking involves injecting huge amounts of ...
Posted: October 15, 2018, 7:41 pm
NJ lawmakers seek to limit disposal of fracking by-products
New Jersey lawmakers are looking add controls to the controversial natural gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.”.
Posted: October 15, 2018, 7:07 pm
Protesters try to stop fracking at Cuadrilla site
Protesters try to stop fracking at Cuadrilla site ... gathered outside energy firm Cuadrilla's site ahead of the start of the hydraulic fracturing process.
Posted: October 15, 2018, 6:22 pm
Fracking commences in UK for first time since 2011, draws protests
The controversial mining process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, extracts gas from shale rock by injecting fluid at high pressure into shale ...
Posted: October 15, 2018, 5:37 pm
Smith, Bateman Bill to Prohibit Fracking Wastewater Treatment or Disposal in NJ Clears Committee
The wastewater byproducts of hydraulic fracturing are extremely hazardous. While fracking is not currently taking place in New Jersey, it is occurring in ...
Posted: October 15, 2018, 5:37 pm
Fears fracking is now 'much more likely in Merseyside'
Protestors have been out in force this morning as oil and gas company Cuadrilla starts fracking or hydraulic fracturing, at Preston New Road in ...
Posted: October 15, 2018, 5:03 pm
Protesters Block Site Where Fracking In UK Resumes After 7 Years
The company that will go ahead with the fracking, Cuadrilla Resources, confirmed on Friday that it planned to go ahead with hydraulic fracturing ...
Posted: October 15, 2018, 5:03 pm
What Is Fracking?
Hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, is a process in which water and chemicals are injected into rocks at high pressure to extract gas. While plans ...
Posted: October 15, 2018, 5:03 pm
Fracking begins in Lancashire
Fracking has begun in Britain for the first time since drilling caused ... “Hydraulic fracturing of both horizontal exploration wells is expected to last three ...
Posted: October 15, 2018, 4:18 pm
Cuadrilla begins fracking at Preston New Road in Lancashire as protesters try to blockade site
Fracking has begun in England for the first time since it was linked to ... Energy firm Cuadrilla said it had started hydraulic fracturing at Preston New ...
Posted: October 15, 2018, 4:07 pm
Fracking begins in UK for 1st time since 2011
Fracking begins in UK for 1st time since 2011 ... Hydraulic fracturing had been stalled in the country after two earthquakes in the same area led to legal ...
Posted: October 15, 2018, 4:07 pm