Fracking News Archive

Plan for natural gas pipeline under Potomac River in Western Maryland draws scrutiny - The Baltimore Sun

TransCanada Pipelines Protested with Drumming and Dance at Washington, DC Headquarters - DC Media Group

Maryland Just Banned Fracking, But a New Fight's on the Horizon- Food and Water Watch

Maryland's fracking ban is fodder for campaigns against industry in PA, VA - The Baltimore Sun

Fracking banned in Maryland After Hogan Signs Law - The Baltimore Sun

Maryland Senate gives final approval to fracking ban - from The Washington Post

Hogan announces support for fracking ban in Maryland - from The Baltimore Sun

Maryland House overwhelmingly approves fracking ban - from The Washington Post

Maryland should ban hydraulic fracturing -OpEd from Frederick News-Post

Bel Air commissioners support ban on fracking in Maryland - from The Baltimore Sun

Activists push for ban on fracking in Maryland - from The Baltimore Sun

County Council Urges State of Maryland to Ban Fracking - from Montgomery County Media

Even if Maryland fracking ban fails, Garrett County doesn't foresee a drilling boom - from Baltimore Sun

Maryland fracking ban bill introduced to House and Senate - ABC news

Unions should oppose fracking - oped from the Baltimore Sun

Risk of fracking, pipelines makes renewables better bet - from DelmarvaNow.com

Maryland delegate: fracking regulations 'wholly inadequate' - OpEd from the Baltimore Sun

Opinion: Legislature can make healthy decisions on fracking, renewable energy - from MarylandReporter.com

Extend the fracking ban - from The Baltimore Sun

2017

Legislative Committee Puts Hold on Fracking Regulations - from WTOP

EPA finds fracking can impact drinking water, shifts emphasis from earlier report to focus on risks - CNBC

Fracking - Too many questions about it are unanswered - from Cumberland Times-News

The Only Safe Fracking Regulation Is a Ban - from Baltimore Sun

Frostburg officials approve fracking ordinance- from Cumberland Times-News

Amid Rising Health Concerns, Some Pennsylvania Doctors Say Put A Hold On Fracking - from WBUR radio

Army Corps ruling is a big win for foes of Dakota Access Pipeline - from Washington Post

North Dakota Fracking Company Fined $2.1 Million For Pollution Of Native American Reservation - from MintPress News

Student organization works to ban fracking in Maryland

Maryland: Last public comment period on fracking regulations from WRAL

Demonstrators in Frederick protest fracking, call for ban from The Frederick News-Post

Doctors call for state ban on drilling and fracking - from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

220 'Significant' Pipeline Spills Already This Year Exposes Troubling Safety Record - from EcoWatch

About 50 people protest proposed gas line through Hancock

650,000 Children in 9 States Attend School Within 1 Mile of a Fracking Well - from EcoWatch

Pennsylvania adopts new fracking regulations - from Reuters

Pair to kick off 313-mile walk Saturday in anti-fracking effort - from Cumberland Times-News

Why Does Fracking (Sometimes) Trigger Earthquakes? - from The Atlantic

Citizen Group Wants to Ban Fracking in Frostburg - from the Cumberland Times-News

Md. fracking regulations include enhanced buffers around wells from the Washington Post.  Note - these were released Monday evening, Sept 26, just before the presidential debate - an effort to minimize attention?

New Study Links Texas Quakes to Fracking Wells - from Popular Mechanics

Maryland officials say state will miss deadline to set fracking rules, as push for a permanent ban begins from the Baltimore Sun

Ohio Supreme Court keeps anti-fracking measures off ballot from Midwest Energy News

Oklahoma orders shutdown of 37 wells after earthquake - from CNN

Pa. doesn't seem bothered by kids getting sick from fracking - from Philadelphia Inquirer

UT Lands must adopt safer fracking procedures - from Daily Texan

2016