This Town Took On Fracking and Won

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Tiny Dryden, New York, just won the right to send frackers packing.

Fracking Boom in North Dakota is Here to Stay

Excess gas flares off at a well site outside Williston. James West/Climate Desk

A new federal study doubles previous estimates of the Bakken Shale’s oil reserves.

Frackers Are Losing $1.5 Billion Yearly to Leaks

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Leaky pipes are the “super low-hanging fruit” of climate change.

Views Differ on Fracking’s Impact

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Do the economic benefits outweigh the environmental risks?

Can This Contraption Make Fracking Greener?

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A California company says its new tool can help plug methane leaks. But the proof will be in the fracked pudding.

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