Fracking company hits out at 'failed' legal challenges A bid to stop a key fracking project has been dismissed as another "failed" attempt to deny economic and social benefits to a long-overlooked community. AAP · Jun 23, 2025
Federal Labor ministers at odds over contentious NT gas pipeline decision, internal document shows Exclusive: Agriculture minister Julie Collins and Indigenous affairs minister Malarndirri McCarthy expressed concern over Sturt Plateau pipeline’s construction The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2025
Oil companies win protections from Texas Legislature ahead of selling fracking water At least four companies say they are prepared to treat the water well enough to be released into rivers in West Texas. Environmental groups say the state is moving too fast. The Texas Tribune · May 28, 2025
US oil firms pumping secret chemicals into ground and not fully reporting it Study shows firms in Colorado, including Chevron, have pumped 30m lbs of chemicals in 18 months without meeting all disclosure rules The Guardian - US · May 20, 2025
Oil companies want protection as Texas considers allowing treated fracking water released into rivers As the state grapples with a threatened water supply, industry and lawmakers have invested millions in research to clean the toxic backwash for use in for agriculture. The Texas Tribune · May 19, 2025
Can Texas clean up fracking water enough to use for farming? One company thinks so. The Texas Legislature has also invested millions in research to clean the fracking wastewater. Critics say it’s not a viable solution to the state’s water crisis. The Texas Tribune · May 1, 2025
Fracking-Powered Crypto Mine in Pennsylvania Shuts Down Without Word to Regulators State inspectors find site abandoned, raising concerns about pollution from unplugged wells across Appalachia. Capital & Main · Apr 30, 2025
Australia urged to walk away from gas for renewables Both major parties are going into an election promising to increase gas production, even though the majority of Australians want more renewables. AAP · Apr 22, 2025
Gas Operator Fined $1.9 Million for Damaging Wetlands Is on Trump’s ‘Fast Track’ Approval List Fracking operation is among more than 600 controversial projects the president wants to expedite to combat the nation's 'energy emergency' Capital & Main · Apr 3, 2025
Coca-Cola and Unilever among dozens of plastic brands tied to Texas fracking, investigation reveals More than 25 major consumer brands and petrochemicals have been traced to fracking in the Permian Basin, one of the world’s ‘carbon bombs’. Euronews · Mar 29, 2025
The Little Town That Stood Up to Big Oil How one Pennsylvania community pushed the fracking industry away from their homes and schools, even as statewide efforts have stalled. Capital & Main · Mar 14, 2025
We aren’t fracking in North Yorkshire Letter: William Holland responds to a letter that said that his company, Europa Oil & Gas, was submitting an application for fracking operations The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025
You thought fracking was banned in the UK? Think again Letter: The government should act to prevent fracking close to one of Britain’s national parks, writes Alan Robertshaw The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2025
Large earthquake strikes West Texas, among strongest ever in state The 5.0 magnitude earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest in state history. Scientists have warned for years that increased fracking in West Texas is causing higher earthquake activity. The Texas Tribune · Feb 15, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025 Huge gas field found under Lincolnshire ‘could fuel UK for decade’ Discovery could boost UK economy by £100bn, but gas would need to be extracted by fracking
Top News · Feb 7, 2025 House Passes Bill To Block Future Oil Drilling Bans Republican-led House passes bill to prevent future fracking bans without congressional approval, in response to concerns over Biden administration's energy...
Top News · Feb 5, 2025 Colombian President Cancels Fracking Deal Over Environmental Concerns Colombian President Petro halts Ecopetrol's fracking venture with U.S. company due to environmental concerns. First instance of Colombia blocking Ecopetrol...
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025 Colombia's president orders national oil company to cancel US venture over environmental concerns Colombian president Gustavo Petro has ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with U.S.-based Occidental Petroleum that was expected to produce around 90,000 barrels of oil per day
The Guardian - US · Feb 4, 2025 US Senate confirms fracking CEO Chris Wright to be Trump’s energy secretary Liberty Energy executive, who has called climate change activists alarmist, confirmed in vote of 59-38
Top News · Jan 15, 2025 Colorado Fracking CEO Outlines Energy Priorities For Trump Administration Chris Wright, nominated by Trump for DOE, outlines plans to boost energy production and streamline permitting.
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2025 Fracking ‘plausible’ trigger for swarm of earthquakes near Gatwick Hundreds of people reported the tremors that took place over two years in villages in Surrey and Sussex
The Texas Tribune · Dec 16, 2024 Growing oil industry support for methane reduction rule could help it survive Trump’s return Texas regulators are taking public comment about how they should implement an EPA rule to reduce methane leaks from the oil and gas industry.
AAP · Dec 10, 2024 Water trigger laws used in court bid to block fracking Lock the Gate Alliance has launched the first legal challenge to fracking under the water trigger in Australia's national environment laws.
MarketBeat · Dec 4, 2024 Atlas Energy Solutions: A New Star in the SmallCap 600 Index Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (NYSE: AES) is North America’s largest proppant producer used in hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" for oil and gas extraction.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 18, 2024 Trump’s new energy tsar linked to fracking in Australia’s Beetaloo basin Environmentalists say appointment of Liberty Energy’s Chris Wright highlights US interests ‘driving fracking’ in Northern Territory