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Marcellus Shale
Information and resources from the PA Dept. of Environmental Protection
PA Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing
NPR and Local Public Media
Natural Gas Extraction
EPA information page on hydraulic fracturing
EPA Draft Report
Fracking may cause groundwater contamination
Dept. of Interior Proposed Rule
Would require companies to publicly disclose chemicals used in fracking
Vermont Bans Hydraulic Fracturing
First state to ban fracking -- Burlington Free Press
Text of Vermont H. 464 (PDF)
North Carolina Governor Vetos Hydraulic Fracturing Legislation
Charlotte Observer
Text of North Carolina SB 820 (PDF)
Shale Gas Development Impacts on Surface Water Quality in Pennsylvania
Study on the surface water qality impact of Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction. (Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.)
Comprehensive study guide/bibliography of fracking-related resources
May-June 2013 issue of Internet Guide for the Legal Researcher Newsletter
(E-Mail Brent Johnson for the password)
Resolutions against Fracking
Food and Water Watch.org
Assessment of Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing
US Environmental Protection Agency
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