News Archives - FracTracker Alliance https://www.fractracker.org/category/news/ Insights empowering action Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:27:01 +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 News Archives - FracTracker Alliance https://www.fractracker.org/category/news/ 32 32 FracTracker Launches Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Data Portals https://www.fractracker.org/2025/08/oil-gas-petrochemical-data-portals/ https://www.fractracker.org/2025/08/oil-gas-petrochemical-data-portals/#respond Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:22:27 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=75301 FracTracker Alliance has launched two new public data portals that make information on oil, gas, and petrochemical development free and accessible to the public.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2025/08/oil-gas-petrochemical-data-portals/feed/ 0 Tracking Data Centers: Energy Demand, Pollution, and Public Impact https://www.fractracker.org/2025/07/national-data-centers-tracker/ https://www.fractracker.org/2025/07/national-data-centers-tracker/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:35:03 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=75173 As AI data centers multiply across the United States, communities face rising energy demands, pollution, and regulatory gaps. FracTracker’s new National Data Centers Tracker maps existing, proposed, and permitted facilities nationwide.

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]]> https://www.fractracker.org/2025/07/national-data-centers-tracker/feed/ 1 FracTracker Alliance Releases Statement Opposing Governor Shapiro’s Agreement With CNX https://www.fractracker.org/2023/11/fractracker-alliance-releases-statement-opposing-governor-shapiros-agreement-with-cnx/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:00:27 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=71013 FracTracker Alliance Executive Director Shannon Smith releases statement in opposition to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's agreement with natural gas company CNX.

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]]> FracTracker Receives Two Federal Grants to Support Community Air Monitoring Initiatives in the Ohio River Valley https://www.fractracker.org/2022/11/fractracker-receives-two-federal-grants-to-support-community-air-monitoring-initiatives-in-the-ohio-river-valley/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:55:53 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=68538 We are pleased to announce that FracTracker Alliance has been selected for two EPA grants totaling $925,302 to support community air monitoring initiatives in the Ohio River Valley.

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]]> New Letter from Federal Regulators Regarding how the Falcon has Been Investigated https://www.fractracker.org/2021/12/new-letter-from-federal-regulators-regarding-how-the-falcon-has-been-investigated/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 19:27:40 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=66358 FracTracker received a letter from federal regulators with news on Shell's Falcon Pipeline investigation, but many concerns still remain.

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]]> Prizio Increases Transparency in Oil & Gas Data in Allegheny County https://www.fractracker.org/2019/12/transparency-oil-gas-data/ Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:05:56 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=59256 The post Prizio Increases Transparency in Oil & Gas Data in Allegheny County appeared first on FracTracker Alliance.

]]> Supporting accessible oil and gas lease data in Allegheny County https://www.fractracker.org/2018/09/supporting-accessible-oil-and-gas-lease-data-in-allegheny-county/ Wed, 26 Sep 2018 16:40:03 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=28296 New bill introduces public O&G lease registry PITTSBURGH, PA – At last night’s County Council meeting, Councilwoman Anita Prizio unveiled a new bill to create an oil and gas lease registry for Allegheny County, which would help the area’s residents and municipalities better plan for oil and gas development within their communities. The legislation, which […]

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]]> New report finds widespread use of proprietary fracking chemicals in PA https://www.fractracker.org/2018/09/new-report-keystone-secrets/ Tue, 11 Sep 2018 10:00:09 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=28117 Keystone Secrets: Records Show Widespread Use of Secret Fracking Chemicals is a Looming Risk for Delaware River Basin, Pennsylvania Communities A report released today by the Partnership for Policy Integrity (PFPI) found that between 2013 and 2017, drilling companies injected at least one hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) chemical with an identity kept hidden from the public into […]

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]]> Population density maps: Lessons on where NOT to put a pipeline https://www.fractracker.org/2018/07/population-density-maps-where-not-to-put-pipeline/ Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:32:31 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=27594 By George Alexander, Guest Author Census maps tell the story FracTracker Alliance recently created a set of maps showing population variation along the route of the Mariner East 2 Pipeline, which I refer to as the “Dragonpipe.” FracTracker’s maps dramatically reveal a route that runs through many centers of dense population, and seems to avoid […]

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]]> Waiting on Answers Weeks after a Well Explosion in Belmont County Ohio https://www.fractracker.org/2018/03/waiting-on-answers/ https://www.fractracker.org/2018/03/waiting-on-answers/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2018 19:53:36 +0000 https://www.fractracker.org/?p=25853 Mar 7 Update: The well has finally been capped. On February 15, 2018, officials evacuated residents after XTO Energy’s Schnegg gas well near Captina Creek exploded in the Powhatan Point area of Belmont County, Ohio. More than two weeks later, the well’s subsequent blowout has yet to be capped, and people want to know why. […]

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