Climate Change Archives - FracTracker Alliance https://www.fractracker.org/category/articles/climate-change/ Insights empowering action Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:42:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-2025-Submark-Symbol-1-32x32.png Climate Change Archives - FracTracker Alliance https://www.fractracker.org/category/articles/climate-change/ 32 32 Methane Matters, but Make Polluters Pay: FracTracker’s Response to Carl Pope https://www.fractracker.org/2025/07/methane-matters-but-make-polluters-pay/ https://www.fractracker.org/2025/07/methane-matters-but-make-polluters-pay/#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:40:55 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=75053 In a recent op-ed, Carl Pope called for public subsidies to fix methane leaks in oil and gas infrastructure. While we agree on the urgency of reducing methane, FracTracker Alliance rejects the idea that taxpayers should foot the bill.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2025/07/methane-matters-but-make-polluters-pay/feed/ 0 Can California Energy Policy Move Past its Contradictions? https://www.fractracker.org/2025/01/can-california-energy-policy-move-past-its-contradictions/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:07:13 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=73806 California's energy policy is riddled with contradictions. Explore how the state's climate goals clash with its continued reliance on fossil fuels, carbon capture, and fragmented regulations.

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]]> Pennsylvania Watersheds at Risk: Water Supply Decline https://www.fractracker.org/2023/09/pennsylvania-watersheds-at-risk-water-supply-decline/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:30:27 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=70327 Watersheds in Pennsylvania are at risk for water supply issues in the coming years as a result of fracking activities that are threatening the quality and quantity of fresh water.

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]]> Worth Protecting: A photo album by Better Path Coalition and FracTracker Alliance https://www.fractracker.org/2023/03/worth-protecting-a-photo-album-by-better-path-coalition-and-fractracker-alliance/ https://www.fractracker.org/2023/03/worth-protecting-a-photo-album-by-better-path-coalition-and-fractracker-alliance/#comments Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:04:17 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=69070 Explore an album of photos shared by Pennsylvania residents of the treasured communities, animals, plants, and ecosystems that they feel are worth protecting from the impacts of the climate crisis.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2023/03/worth-protecting-a-photo-album-by-better-path-coalition-and-fractracker-alliance/feed/ 1 A Contentious Landscape of Pipeline Build-outs in the Eastern US https://www.fractracker.org/2022/11/a-contentious-landscape-of-pipeline-build-outs-in-the-eastern-us/ https://www.fractracker.org/2022/11/a-contentious-landscape-of-pipeline-build-outs-in-the-eastern-us/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2022 21:50:12 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=68696 In this article, we’ll feature four contentious pipeline build-outs in the Eastern United States, show ways in which those pipelines impact natural and human communities, and provide examples of how environmental advocates have challenged these projects, with varying degrees of success.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2022/11/a-contentious-landscape-of-pipeline-build-outs-in-the-eastern-us/feed/ 1 Major Gas Leak Reveals Risks of Aging Gas Storage Wells in Pennsylvania https://www.fractracker.org/2022/11/major-gas-leak-reveals-risks-of-aging-gas-storage-wells-in-pennsylvania/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:12:22 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=68685 Following an enormous gas leak in Jackson Township, Cambria County Pennsylvania, we mapped oil and gas storage wells and fields throughout the state and found that the majority of Pennsylvania’s storage wells were drilled prior to 1979, making them most vulnerable to well failures.

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]]> An Insider Take on the Appalachian Hydrogen & CCUS Conference https://www.fractracker.org/2022/06/an-insider-take-on-the-appalachian-hydrogen-ccus-conference/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:29:31 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=67596 Reflections on the Appalachian Hydrogen and Carbon Capture conference, and how companies hope to use new tech to prolong fossil fuel dependence

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]]> Does Hydrogen Have a Role in our Energy Future? https://www.fractracker.org/2022/06/does-hydrogen-have-a-role-in-our-energy-future/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:46:52 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=67571 There has been increasing focus on using hydrogen gas as a fuel, but most hydrogen is currently formed from methane, which could lead to more fracking.

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]]> Oil and gas companies use a lot of water to extract oil in drought-stricken California https://www.fractracker.org/2021/11/oil-and-gas-companies-use-a-lot-of-water-to-extract-oil-in-drought-stricken-california/ https://www.fractracker.org/2021/11/oil-and-gas-companies-use-a-lot-of-water-to-extract-oil-in-drought-stricken-california/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2021 18:59:18 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=66198 FracTracker details the disproportionate amounts of water used by the oil and gas industry in CA and recommends that Gov. Newsom take action.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2021/11/oil-and-gas-companies-use-a-lot-of-water-to-extract-oil-in-drought-stricken-california/feed/ 2 The world is watching as bitcoin battle brews in the US https://www.fractracker.org/2021/08/the-world-is-watching-as-bitcoin-battle-brews-in-the-us/ https://www.fractracker.org/2021/08/the-world-is-watching-as-bitcoin-battle-brews-in-the-us/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:05:37 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=65603 If Gov. Cuomo wants to lead the nation on climate, he has to address the impacts of proof of work cryptocurrency mining industry in New York.

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