Polluted Water Fuels a Battle for Answers

Reverend David Hudson, a resident of DeBerry Texas, sent water from his well to be tested for pollutants after he noticed it had a metallic flavor and sharp smell, and found out that high levels of chlorides and other chemicals found in drilling waste were...

New Study Predicts Frack Fluids Can Migrate to Aquifers Within Years

A new study has raised fresh concerns about the safety of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, concluding that fracking chemicals injected into the ground could migrate toward drinking water supplies far more quickly than experts have previously predicted. The study...

Duke study finds methane in well water near gas drilling sites

A study from Duke University finds that methane levels in private water wells average to 17 times higher when within 1,000 yards of a natural gas drilling site. Both industry professionals and researchers agree that more studies need to be done.

Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers

In addition to the environmental and health dangers that the Environmental Protection Agency report, a confidential study by the drilling industry concluded that radioactivity in produced water from hydraulic fracturing can’t be fully diluted in rivers and other...