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  • More of U.S. in drought now than in recent history

    Ralph Maughan

    Lack of precipitation and heat reflected in The Drought Monitor- Twelve years ago the National Drought Mitigation Center created the Drought Monitor.  Drought Monitor blends various indicators of drought to create a U.S. map showing if any of the country is experiencing drought. It also shows how severe the drought conditions are. Supplementary maps show short term…

  • News about fracking keeps getting worse. Now it is air pollution

    Ralph Maughan

    Earthquakes, water pollution, political pollution, and now toxic chemicals in the air near fracking wells- It seems every day the news about the negative side effects of fracking gets worse (and the TV ads run by the American Petroleum Institute and others more manipulative).  Aside from the methane in the natural gas, a number of…

  • Fracking causes earthquakes

    Ralph Maughan

    Hundreds of thousands of faults, most poorly mapped, just waiting for a bit of lubrication- We all know what causes earthquakes — preexisting long cracks in rock layers (faults) and enough pressure to make them slip.  Most don’t slip very often though. Some will never slip because the pressure is just not, or ever will…

  • Revealed! Key legislative backer of oil industry fracking in Idaho holds oil and gas leases that could be become lucrative. (Updated)

    Ralph Maughan

    Resources chair pushes through oil and gas legislation that may make his oil and gas leases valuable- Part of Idaho is like so many other places in America where a tsunami of fracking is about to hit.  Five years ago this seemed very unlikely. Idaho has always been regarded as an unlikely place for oil…

  • Frackers about to have their way with SW Idaho water supply

    Brian Ertz

    Closed Process Highlights Need For Meaningful State Environmental Review, Public Involvement With the recent discovery of natural gas in southwest Idaho many residents are concerned about their local watersheds.  They should be, fracking is an ugly business : Before 2005, regulation of fracking took place under the Safe Drinking Water Act. EPA was responsible for…

  • Natural gas extraction keeps getting dirtier

    Ralph Maughan

    “Fracking” is the latest assault on our land, water, wildlife and health- Hydrofracking injects water and toxic chemicals deep into the rock to create pockets of volatile hydrocarbons (natural gas of a variety). Unfortunately, the toxic mess underground often doesn’t stay there.  It comes out into surface waters, often carrying the original chemicals plus new…

  • Diesel Use in Gas Drilling Cited as Violation of Safe-Water Law

    Ken Cole

    The practice of fracking, or hydraulic fracture drilling has been a highly damaging practice wherever it is used and now Congress is asking the EPA to take a harder look. Diesel Use in Gas Drilling Cited as Violation of Safe-Water Law. New York Times

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