Chemicals regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act in US fracking ...

This study undertakes an aggregate analysis of chemicals that would otherwise be regulated by SDWA within FracFocus, an industry-sponsored fracking disclosure ...

Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has enabled the United States to lead the world in gas and oil production over the past decade; 17.6 million ...

Outcomes of the Halliburton Loophole: Chemicals regulated by the ...

Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has enabled the United States to lead the world in gas and oil production over the past decade; 17.6 million ...

Fact Sheet: Implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act's Existing ...

To explain that any owner or operator who injects diesel fuels in hydraulic fracturing for oil or gas extraction must obtain a UIC Class II permit before ...

DeGette introduces legislation to regulate chemicals used in ...

US Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), introduced legislation today to give the US Environmental Protection Agency the authority to regulate an oil drilling practice ...

Providing Regulatory Clarity and Protections against Known Risks

EPA study on managing produced water · Underground injection control (UIC) of waste disposal fluids from oil and natural gas wells (Class II ...

EPA's Report on Fracking and Water Quality | Tulane Law

The EPA set out to determine the relationship between hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, and drinking water.

The Halliburton Loophole - Earthworks

The oil and gas industry is the only industry in America that is allowed by EPA to inject known hazardous materials — unchecked — directly into or adjacent ...

Policy Basics - Fracking (PDF) - NRDC

Oil and gas production are expanding across the nation, largely because advanced hydraulic fracturing (also known as “fracking”).

'Halliburton Loophole' Allows Fracking Companies to Avoid ...

File photo: A horizontal gas drilling rig in the Marcellus Shale outside Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. Massive quantities of water, sand and ...

Fracking in the United States: 10 Key Questions

Fracking is a method of oil and gas production that involves blasting huge amounts of water — mixed with sand and toxic chemicals — under high pressure deep ...

Fracking Chemicals Pose Health Risks for 18 Million Americans

A group of scientists, led by a Northeastern environmental justice lab, analyzed available data on chemicals used in fracking and arrived at some staggering ...

Fracking 101 - NRDC

Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to enable the extraction of natural gas or oil from shale and other forms of “tight” rock.

Hydraulic Fracturing and Safe Drinking Water Act Regulatory Issues

In combination with directional drilling, its application for production of natural gas (methane) from unconventional shale formations, tight ...

How the “Halliburton Loophole” lets fracking companies pollute ...

Fracking companies used 282 million pounds of hazardous chemicals that should have been regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act from 2014 to ...

The truth about fracking and the environment | The Wilderness Society

Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is revolutionizing oil and gas drilling across the country. However, without rigorous safety regulations, it can poison ...

How Fracking Has Contaminated Drinking Water - Consumer Reports

Just a half-mile from her house, in the town of Mandaree, oil and gas are produced by hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, an increasingly popular ...

SDWA: Safe Drinking Water Act

There are two segments of the SDWA that are most likely to impact oil and natural gas exploration and development: Public Drinking Water Systems. Underground ...

Study: Many fracking chemicals in drinking water are toxic - Fortune

The first systematic analysis of chemicals in fracking fluids finds many would fall under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

The Facts on Fracking Chemical Disclosure - FactCheck.org

A 2005 law bans the federal government from requiring companies to disclose fracking chemicals. But 28 states do require disclosure of some fracking fluids.