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- Beartooth landowners victorious in lawsuit against Stillwater County
- PLEASE NOTE: Change in Zoom access code for today’s hearing
- Action alert: Watch court hearing on Zoom, Thursday, 2:00 pm
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- Must attend! Stillwater County Planning Board: Wednesday, August 7, 7pm
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Category Archives: Fracking Information
Finding the truth about the health impacts of drilling in the Information Age: a remarkable new study
We are coming closer to a “smoking gun” that ties fracking to negative health outcomes. It will take time — the Shale Revolution is only ten years old and the health impacts will take years to reveal themselves, and the … Continue reading
A don’t miss event: see Helen Slottje in Billings this Saturday
If you can, take advantage of the opportunity this weekend to see one of the great heroes of the fight for citizen rights against unregulated oil and gas drilling. She’s Helen Slottje, an upstate New York attorney who is the … Continue reading
Falling gas prices and the uncertain future of the Shale Boom
Who’d have guessed it? Gas prices under $3.00. That’s what you pay these days in Red Lodge and Columbus. Great news, right? Maybe not for Energy Corporation of America and other companies that have plans to bring “a little bit … Continue reading
Energy Corporation of America re-issued permit for Dean well site
A sharp-eyed reader spotted this in the November 5 Great Falls Tribune: In Stillwater County, a re-issued permit was approved for Energy Corporation of America to drill the Holman Morse 1-H, a Lakota Formation well with an SHL (surface hole location) … Continue reading
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Tagged Energy Corporation of America, Holman Morse 1-H, Montana Jack's
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If you missed the call on health impacts of oil and gas drilling it was my fault. But have no fear — you can listen below
Must have been daylight savings time or something. Sincere apologies to those of you who tried to get into the learning call regarding the science of health impacts. I had the time wrong, and you were an hour late. Have … Continue reading
Don’t miss out: Presentation on health impacts of oil and gas drilling today at Noon. Presentations included.
A reminder about a great learning opportunity available today at Noon. Three experts will be describing the state of the science on the health implications of fracking.The event is offered by the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), a … Continue reading
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Tagged David Brown, Detlev elmig, health impacts, Michelle Bamberger, Uintah Valley
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Evidence of the “endless war” the oil and gas industry is fighting against local communities
Over the last several months we’ve looked at evidence that demonstrates how the oil and gas industry operates in secret to keep the public from understanding the dangers inherent in the Shale Revolution. As new technologies and techniques bring those risks closer … Continue reading
More new evidence of public health risk at drilling sites all over the United States (with awesome diagram of chemical health effects)
The evidence documenting the dangers to community health from oil and gas drilling continues to mount. As the shale revolution brings industrial production areas into communities all over the country, more and more people are exposed to increasingly well-documented health … Continue reading
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Tagged Benzene, community health, Deb Thomas, health impacts, hydrogen sulfide, John Fenton, precautionary principle, toluene, VOCs
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Learning opportunity: Health impacts of fracking
I want to make you aware of what looks like a terrific learning opportunity available on November 4 at Noon Mountain time. Three experts will be describing the state of the science on the health implications of fracking. The event … Continue reading
New study sheds light on “unknown unknowns” in Uintah Basin, Utah
One of the most-read posts on the blog is the disturbing story of the town of Vernal and the Uintah Basin in eastern Utah, where decades of oil and gas exploration have led to terrifying public health problems, and the prospects … Continue reading
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