Fracking Firms Fail, Rewarding Executives and Raising Climate Fears

July 13, 2020 / by HIROKO TABUCHI / Air Pollution, Bankruptcies, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Denver (Colo), Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, Environment, Executive Compensation, Extraction Oil & Gas Inc, Fresh Water, Greeley (Colo), Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Journalism, MDC Energy, Methane, Natural Gas, New Mexico, New York Times, North Dakota, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Permian Basin (North America), pollution, Siffin, Mark A, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Texas, United States, Whiting Petroleum Corporation, Workplace Hazards and Violations

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Oil and gas companies are hurtling toward bankruptcy, raising fears that wells will be left leaking planet-warming pollutants, with cleanup cost left to taxpayers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/12/climate/oil-fracking-bankruptcy-methane-executive-pay.html

Pawnee Nation Sues Oklahoma Oil Companies in Tribal Court Over Earthquake Damage

March 4, 2017 / by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / Earthquakes, Environment, Fresh Water, Hydraulic Fracturing, Journalism, Native Americans, Natural Gas, New York Times, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Oklahoma, Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The tribe, exerting its sovereignty, brought the case over property damage caused by a 5.8-magnitude quake in September likely caused by fracking. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/us/pawnee-nation-oklahoma-oil-earthquake-lawsuit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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