FRACKING WASTE DISPOSAL
10/11/16: DC Bureau: Peter Mantius: NYS Fracking Waste Loophole Depends on O'Mara, Battered GOP
Fractracker Map of PA Unconventional Drilling Waste Disposal in NYS, 2011-2014: http://maps.fractracker.org/latest/?webmap=8bd41c4a84e446269b8e4b136aa5b633
STUDIES/REPORTS:
USGS Study:
May 2016: Wastewater Disposal from Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Degrades Stream Quality at a West Virginia Injection Facility
Responses to USGS study:
5/11/16: Washington Post: This mystery was solved: Scientists say chemicals from fracking wastewater can taint fresh water nearby
5/11/16: Energy in Depth: Three Things to Know About a New USGS Injection Well Study
April 2015: Earthworks: WASTING AWAY
February 2015: Environmental Advocates of New York: License to Dump: http://www.eany.org/sites/default/files/documents/license_to_dump_fracking_waste_report.pdf
1/4/16: Buffalo News: Moratorium on Fracking Waste Is Approved in Wheatfield: http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/wheatfield/moratorium-on-fracking-waste-is-approved-in-wheatfield-20160104
9/8/15: AP: Drilling Boom Means More Harmful Waste Spills: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/39786bbf509e412a9feb9b58a6534a36/drilling-boom-brings-rising-number-harmful-waste-spills
2/6/15: Democrat and Chronicle: N.Y. Landfills Taking Tons of Fracking Waste: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2015/02/05/new-york-landfills-take-fracking-waste-pennsylvania/22951199/
NY Landfills and Treatment Facilities that Accept Drilling Waste From PA
More information can be found here: https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/Welcome/Agreement.aspx
11/30/14: Democrat and Chronicle: Brine Use on Roads Debated: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/11/30/road-salt-brine-drilling-state/19625581/
5/7/14: New York Times: Scientists See Quake Risk Increasing in Oklahoma: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/us/scientists-see-quake-risk-increasing-in-oklahoma.html
AKZO-NOBEL SALT MINE IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY, NY: /akzo-nobel-salt-mine.html
HYLAND LANDFILL, ANGELICA, NY: /hyland-landfill-angelica-ny.html
Fractracker Map of PA Unconventional Drilling Waste Disposal in NYS, 2011-2014: http://maps.fractracker.org/latest/?webmap=8bd41c4a84e446269b8e4b136aa5b633
STUDIES/REPORTS:
USGS Study:
May 2016: Wastewater Disposal from Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Degrades Stream Quality at a West Virginia Injection Facility
Responses to USGS study:
5/11/16: Washington Post: This mystery was solved: Scientists say chemicals from fracking wastewater can taint fresh water nearby
5/11/16: Energy in Depth: Three Things to Know About a New USGS Injection Well Study
April 2015: Earthworks: WASTING AWAY
February 2015: Environmental Advocates of New York: License to Dump: http://www.eany.org/sites/default/files/documents/license_to_dump_fracking_waste_report.pdf
1/4/16: Buffalo News: Moratorium on Fracking Waste Is Approved in Wheatfield: http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/wheatfield/moratorium-on-fracking-waste-is-approved-in-wheatfield-20160104
9/8/15: AP: Drilling Boom Means More Harmful Waste Spills: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/39786bbf509e412a9feb9b58a6534a36/drilling-boom-brings-rising-number-harmful-waste-spills
2/6/15: Democrat and Chronicle: N.Y. Landfills Taking Tons of Fracking Waste: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2015/02/05/new-york-landfills-take-fracking-waste-pennsylvania/22951199/
NY Landfills and Treatment Facilities that Accept Drilling Waste From PA
More information can be found here: https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/Welcome/Agreement.aspx
11/30/14: Democrat and Chronicle: Brine Use on Roads Debated: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/11/30/road-salt-brine-drilling-state/19625581/
5/7/14: New York Times: Scientists See Quake Risk Increasing in Oklahoma: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/us/scientists-see-quake-risk-increasing-in-oklahoma.html
AKZO-NOBEL SALT MINE IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY, NY: /akzo-nobel-salt-mine.html
HYLAND LANDFILL, ANGELICA, NY: /hyland-landfill-angelica-ny.html
