A congressional hearing on hydraulic fracturing waded into the highly charged debate over the oil and gas extraction process Thursday, with each side accusing the other of misleading the public. “Activists have spread misinformation about the science in an attempt to convince Americans that there is no way fracking can be done safely,” said U.S. […]
Category: Big Oil, Bad Air
The Eagle Ford Shale region of South Texas is in the midst of a massive drilling boom that’s generating billions of dollars for oil companies. But a months-long investigation in partnership with InsideClimate News and The Weather Channel finds some residents saying emissions of dangerous chemicals are making them sick, and state regulators have offered little help.
