Rashes, urinary tract infections, and kidney stones requiring hospital stays are more common in areas with more drilling, according to...
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Hawaii Clean Water Act Case
Degraded coral reefs at Kahekili Beach Park in west Maui, Hawaii. Peter Swarzenski / Usgs In a case watched closely...
Earthquakes in Heart of Texas Oil Country Spur Water Crackdown
Chart: Earthquakes in Heart of Texas Oil Country Spur Water Crackdown (Bloomberg) — Texas is considering new restrictions on how...
US groundwater in peril: potable water supply less than thought
Photo: A groundwater well near Estancia, New Mexico. Credit: Debra Perrone The U.S. groundwater supply is smaller than originally thought,...
It’s Official: Injection of Fracking Wastewater Caused Kansas’ Biggest Earthquake
The largest earthquake ever recorded in Kansas—a 4.9 magnitude temblor that struck northeast of Milan on Nov. 12, 2014—has been...