Fracking

The Latest On: Fracking

September 6, 2016 | Press Release: Victory

Legal Victory Overturns Federal Plan to Open 1 Million Acres of California Public Land to Drilling, Fracking

Bureau of Land Management failed to analyze risks of fracking and other dangerous oil and gas extraction techniques when preparing a resource management plan

September 6, 2016 | Legal Document

Legal Document: Legal Victory Overturns Federal Plan to Open 1 Million Acres of California Public Land to Drilling, Fracking

Citing potential threats to water supplies and endangered wildlife, a U.S. district judge overturned a federal plan to open more than 1 million acres of public land and mineral estate in central California to drilling and fracking.

August 1, 2016 | Press Release

Texas Files Lawsuits Against Vital Public Health Protections from Methane Emissions

Earthjustice and allied groups: "We look forward to vigorously defending the standards in court.”

July 26, 2016 | Legal Document

Rulemaking Petition Before the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation

In light of documented threats to health, water supplies, property, and the environment in the event that a release of fracking chemicals occurs, there is widespread demand for chemical information among members of the public.

July 26, 2016 | Press Release

Coalition Seeks Greater Public Access to Information About Chemicals Used in Fracking

Conservation groups, landowners, and public health advocates file petition to reform Montana's fracking chemical disclosure rule

July 18, 2016 | Article

Despite Climate Rhetoric, Obama Administration Boosts Dirty Oil Shale

A foreign company wants to build a strip mine and refining facility in Utah, and federal land managers are lending a hand.

May 31, 2016 | In the News: The New York Times

Who Bears the Most Risk From Fracking?

From the Editorial Board

May 18, 2016 | Article

Opposing The Dakota Access Pipeline: An Inter-Tribal Spiritual Relay

Native American and non-native youth recently completed an inter-tribal 500-mile relay run to deliver a petition demanding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deny permits for the Dakota Access Pipeline Project.

May 13, 2016 | Artículo

Feds Should Close Loopholes, Tighten Enforcement in Methane Rule

Controlling methane emissions is a critical step toward addressing climate change, and more stringent regulations for the oil and gas industry would be a good start for public lands, taxpayers and the planet. (Spanish language version available.)

May 6, 2016 | Article

Standing Rock Sioux To Federal Government: Halt the Pipeline

The federal government is expected to approve the Dakota Access Pipeline to transport crude oil through North Dakota, threatening native people like the Standing Rock Sioux, and the environment.

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