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Fracking made the U.S. a major oil producer, but not energy independent
$A Cabot Oil & Gas natural gas drill stands at a hydraulic fracturing site in South Montrose, Pennsylvania. The process is controversial with critics who say it could poison water supplies, while the natural-gas industry says it's been used safely for decades.$
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Author of "Saudi America," Bethany McLean tells us about why the key ingredient in fracking is capital, not chemicals.
How the energy boom shaped a small town in rural America
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About a decade ago, some in this country saw fracking as the solution to decades of economic decline. But others were determined to stop it.
Oil prices creep up as the global economy grows
With the world’s major economies chugging along, people are using more oil. That means more demand for crude, just as some places that supply it are cutting back. Some production cuts are intentional — like Saudi Arabia’s — but other hiccups in supply are due to political chaos, like Venezuela. If U.S. fracking steps up […]
"The public has a right to know": Fracking companies don’t have to disclose chemicals linked to health concerns
$A natural gas drill at a hydraulic fracturing site on in Springville, Pennsylvania, in 2012.$
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With drilling and fracking, the ingredients that make up the chemicals used to obtain oil and gas are legally allowed to be kept confidential.
The link between fracking and health issues
$A Cabot Oil & Gas natural gas drill stands at a hydraulic fracturing site in South Montrose, Pennsylvania. The process is controversial with critics who say it could poison water supplies, while the natural-gas industry says it's been used safely for decades.$
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Cause and effect can be difficult to prove, but here are a series of studies showing the potential connection between fracking and health risks.
Documents show undisclosed EPA health concerns on fracking chemicals
$Pump jacks are seen using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.$
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The agency approved chemicals that carry risks including tumors and poisoning of the lungs.
Permian Basin oil find cheers U.S. drillers
Oil drilling and fracking are back in America — that’s the storyline out of the big annual oil industry confab in Houston this week. Crude oil prices have recovered from a two-year bust. The rigs are getting back to work. But a new location is the talk of the day. No, not Alberta, Canada, or […]
Corruption in the fossil fuel sector may get less prying eyes
The dismantling of coal, oil and gas industry regulations raises eyebrows and applause.
A look at energy policy in the age of Trump
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Trump has promised to lift environmental restrictions on the energy sector.
EPA reverses course, highlights fracking contamination of drinking water
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a final report on the connection between hydraulic fracturing and contamination in drinking water. After stressing in June 2015 that there was no "widespread, systematic impact" on water, the agency now is emphasizing that fracking can affect drinking water under some circumstances.

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