Recent News
Read recent articles about the effects of natural gas drilling.
The New York Times: Drilling Down
Articles in the Drilling Down series from The New York Times examine the risks of natural-gas drilling and efforts to regulate this rapidly growing industry.
The Baltimore Sun:Md. Lawmakers Warned of Natural Gas Drilling Woes in Pa
Feb 9,2011-Former state official cites spills, well contamination, urges caution
Local information on hydrofracking in Virginia at 7bends.com
The North Fork Journal:Proposed gas well in floodplain concerns residents
Like death and taxes, flooding in Bergton is inevitable. —Bruce Dove
The Shenandoah Valley-Herald: Citizen Group Discusses Potential Impact Of Natural Gas Extraction
July 21, 2010-Though “Hydrofracking” A Hot Issue In Rockingham, Restrictive Zoning Ordinance In Shenandoah Co. Discourages Local Gas Exploration.
Augusta Free Press: Drilling in the Valley
July 15, 2010-Millions of gallons of water are used to literally fracture the earth to get at the natural gas below.
Daily Progress:‘Fracking’ may put water at risk in Shenandoah
July 11, 2010-A new “f”word has entered our language that has nothing to do with sex but everything to do with exploitation.
ProPublica: A Fracking First in Pennsylvannia: Cattle Quarantine
July 2, 2010-Agriculture officials have quarantined 28 beef cattle on a Pennsylvania farm after wastewater from a nearby gas well leaked into a field and came in contact with the animals.
The Denver Post: Millions of gallons spilled in Colo. over 2½ year period
June 28, 2010-Oil and gas companies have reported almost 1,000 spills to Colorado regulators over the past 2 1/2 years, totaling 5.2 million gallons of drilling liquids and oil.
The Associated Press: W.Va. DEP halts work at site of gas well blast
June 10, 2010- Environmental regulators on Thursday issued two violations against an Ohio gas company and ordered it to stop all operations in West Virginia until the cause of a rig explosion that injured seven workers is determined.
Inquirer Harrisonburg Bureau: Gas spews from N.W. Pa. well rupture
June 5, 2010-Natural gas and polluted wastewater blasted out of a well in Northwestern Pennsylvania for 16 hours before being contained Friday in what officials say was the state's most alarming drilling-related accident in recent years.
Scientific American:What the Frack? Natural Gas from Subterranean Shale Promises U.S. Energy ...
March 30-Natural gas cracked out of shale deposits may mean the U.S. has a stable supply for a century--but at what cost to the environment and human health?
PBS: Gasland
March 26-Will the boom in natural gas drilling contaminate America's water supply?
