Anti-Fracking Group Slams EPA For Allowing Toxic Chemicals To Be Used In Drilling - UrduPoint

The Better Path Coalition is disturbed about a new watchdog report that found the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allowed oil and gas companies to use toxic chemicals during the fracking process, group co-founder Karen Feridun told Sputnik.

Shale-rich Oklahoma still facing seismic test

Shale-rich Oklahoma recorded a minor tremor early Wednesday, highlighting state struggles to address geological concerns in its energy sector.

Oklahoma Tribe Sues Oil Companies Over Earthquake Damage

The leadership of the Pawnee Nation, a Native American tribe, on Friday filed a lawsuit against multiple Oklahoma oil companies, claiming that their operations caused a recent earthquake.

Victoria becomes first Australian state to ban controversial gas mining

Victoria will become the first Australian state to ban fracking, the controversial method of extracting coal seam gas, the state government said in a statement on Tuesday.

Fracking: Human-caused earthquakes pose threat to 7m Americans

Around 7 million people in the US live in areas at risk of damaging, human-induced earthquakes that are often linked to fracking, a report said Monday.

Largest fracking-related quake: Earthquake in Northern B.C. caused by fracking, says regulator

British Columbia's energy regulator has confirmed that a 4.6 magnitude earthquake in northeast B.C. in August of this year was caused by a nearby fracking operation.