FracTracker Alliance
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Nonprofit dedicated to mapping, analyzing, and sharing data on oil, gas, and petrochemical impacts. Our insights: fractracker.org
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Explore the New FracTracker Mobile App! We're thrilled to launch a major update to the FracTracker Mobile App for iOS & Android! Now it's even easier to track environmental changes, connect with your community & take action against fossil fuel impacts.
👉 Download the App: www.fractracker.org/apps/
👉 Download the App: www.fractracker.org/apps/
ICYMI: Environmental groups in Ireland are raising concerns about renewed efforts to advance LNG infrastructure, warning that new import terminals could lock the country into decades of fossil fuel dependence.
www.clareecho.ie/environmenta...
www.clareecho.ie/environmenta...
Environmental group calls out push to develop LNG infrastructure - Clare Echo
THE government plans to build a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for liquified natural gas (LNG) in Cahiracon. Despite Minister Darragh O’Brien’s recent admission that the state will mi...
www.clareecho.ie
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
ICYMI: Environmental groups in Ireland are raising concerns about renewed efforts to advance LNG infrastructure, warning that new import terminals could lock the country into decades of fossil fuel dependence.
www.clareecho.ie/environmenta...
www.clareecho.ie/environmenta...
📢 Alarming trend in CA oil drilling permits! In just the first three weeks of January 2026, California regulators approved more new oil drilling permits than all of 2025 combined. Last year had only 17 new permits, while January saw 20 approved — even as the state claims to pursue clean energy.
More New CA Oil Drilling Permits Approved in January Than All Of 2025 As Path to Clean Energy Faces Mounting State, Industry, and Federal Threats, Watchdogs Warn
Los Angeles, CA—Last year, permit approvals for drilling new wells continued falling, but in the first three weeks of January alone, California oil regulators issued more new drilling permits than for...
consumerwatchdog.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
📢 Alarming trend in CA oil drilling permits! In just the first three weeks of January 2026, California regulators approved more new oil drilling permits than all of 2025 combined. Last year had only 17 new permits, while January saw 20 approved — even as the state claims to pursue clean energy.
Hayes Township, MI — home to the former Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant site, where radioactive waste remains — is voting tonight at 7 PM on a data center moratorium. The draft includes loopholes that could let companies fast-track challenges.
Learn more: www.hayestownshipmi.gov
Learn more: www.hayestownshipmi.gov
Welcome to Hayes Township - Charlevoix, Michigan
www.hayestownshipmi.gov
February 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Hayes Township, MI — home to the former Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant site, where radioactive waste remains — is voting tonight at 7 PM on a data center moratorium. The draft includes loopholes that could let companies fast-track challenges.
Learn more: www.hayestownshipmi.gov
Learn more: www.hayestownshipmi.gov
ICYMI: After 150+ toxic wastewater releases linked to injection wells, Oklahoma lawmakers are considering bills to strengthen oversight and protect groundwater.
New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater
The legislation comes after The Frontier and ProPublica found over 150 incidents where oilfield wastewater had gushed from the earth, releasing toxic chemicals — including some that cause cancer — nea...
www.propublica.org
February 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
ICYMI: After 150+ toxic wastewater releases linked to injection wells, Oklahoma lawmakers are considering bills to strengthen oversight and protect groundwater.
🚨 U.S. Forest Service fast-tracks oil & gas drilling leases on public lands, limiting review of local impacts to water, forests, and communities.
Despite Limited Interest in Drilling on Federal Land, Forest Service ‘Streamlines’ Oil and Gas Leasing Rules - Inside Climate News
The U.S. Forest Service announced revisions to its oil and gas leasing rules on Tuesday that the agency promises “modernizes and streamlines” the permitting process to drill for fossil fuels in the na...
insideclimatenews.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
🚨 U.S. Forest Service fast-tracks oil & gas drilling leases on public lands, limiting review of local impacts to water, forests, and communities.
OH is opening more of Leesville Wildlife Area to fracking. A new lease will let a Texas company frack more than 170 acres of public wildlife land in Carroll County, risking forests, water, wildlife habitat & recreation space that Ohioans pay to protect.
Fracking is toxic. We can't lose more land to it | Opinion
More of the Leesville Wildlife Area in Carroll County has been opened up for fracking.
www.cantonrep.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM
OH is opening more of Leesville Wildlife Area to fracking. A new lease will let a Texas company frack more than 170 acres of public wildlife land in Carroll County, risking forests, water, wildlife habitat & recreation space that Ohioans pay to protect.
📷 Ethics complaint filed against OH Sen. Brian Chavez
Local groups say Chavez failed to disclose ties to oil & gas companies while chairing the Senate Energy Committee — and may have pushed legislation that benefits those interests.
Local groups say Chavez failed to disclose ties to oil & gas companies while chairing the Senate Energy Committee — and may have pushed legislation that benefits those interests.
Ohio Senator Brian Chavez faces ethics complaint over industry ties – Athens County Independent
A Washington County group argues Chavez failed to disclose financial interests and has used his position for personal gain.
athensindependent.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:58 PM
📷 Ethics complaint filed against OH Sen. Brian Chavez
Local groups say Chavez failed to disclose ties to oil & gas companies while chairing the Senate Energy Committee — and may have pushed legislation that benefits those interests.
Local groups say Chavez failed to disclose ties to oil & gas companies while chairing the Senate Energy Committee — and may have pushed legislation that benefits those interests.
New from TIME: Women are leading the charge to protect public environmental data—and the communities that depend on it—as loss of reliable federal data and public access worsens environmental and health risks.
The Women Saving America’s Climate Data
Meet the network saving federal environmental data. But, as Trump enters his second year, how long can this effort last?
time.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:48 PM
New from TIME: Women are leading the charge to protect public environmental data—and the communities that depend on it—as loss of reliable federal data and public access worsens environmental and health risks.
Glad to support Howell Township residents with energy data & analysis at last month’s info meeting. Thanks to strong community organizing, the developer withdrew the proposal & a six-month moratorium is now in place💪#DataCenters #EnergyJustice #Michigan
www.fractracker.org/2026/01/howe...
www.fractracker.org/2026/01/howe...
Howell Township Data Center Win: $1B Project Withdrawn After Community Meeting on Energy and Infrastructure Impacts - FracTracker Alliance %
In December 2025, Howell Township residents gathered at a community panel to review the impacts of a proposed $1 billion data center project. Following the meeting, the proposal was withdrawn, marking...
www.fractracker.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Glad to support Howell Township residents with energy data & analysis at last month’s info meeting. Thanks to strong community organizing, the developer withdrew the proposal & a six-month moratorium is now in place💪#DataCenters #EnergyJustice #Michigan
www.fractracker.org/2026/01/howe...
www.fractracker.org/2026/01/howe...
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Insert the word "Ohio" with every reference to Pennsylvania, and you'll learn a LOT about lax state and federal regulations for gas and oil waste storage and management. Kiley Bense @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/45otFdE
Ohio lawmakers endanger us all.
@julie-g.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social
Ohio lawmakers endanger us all.
@julie-g.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social
A Messy Trail of Toxic Oil and Gas Waste - Inside Climate News
Go behind the scenes with managing editor Jamie Smith Hopkins and reporter Kiley Bense as they discuss how Pennsylvania is failing to track toxic oil and gas waste, while the amount sitting in landfil...
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December 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Insert the word "Ohio" with every reference to Pennsylvania, and you'll learn a LOT about lax state and federal regulations for gas and oil waste storage and management. Kiley Bense @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/45otFdE
Ohio lawmakers endanger us all.
@julie-g.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social
Ohio lawmakers endanger us all.
@julie-g.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social
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Pennsylvania gas & oil waste from fracking Marcellus shale is far more radioactive than previously understood.
72% is stored in state landfills. @kiley.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/3MNYiCW
Where does 28% of it go?
@julie-g.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social
72% is stored in state landfills. @kiley.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/3MNYiCW
Where does 28% of it go?
@julie-g.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social
Twenty Years Into Fracking, Pennsylvania Has Yet to Reckon With Its Radioactive Waste - Inside Climate News
Former government officials say the state isn’t doing enough to regulate fracking waste, even as new research shows it’s far more radioactive than previously known.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Pennsylvania gas & oil waste from fracking Marcellus shale is far more radioactive than previously understood.
72% is stored in state landfills. @kiley.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/3MNYiCW
Where does 28% of it go?
@julie-g.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social
72% is stored in state landfills. @kiley.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/3MNYiCW
Where does 28% of it go?
@julie-g.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social
Pennsylvania’s oil and gas waste tracking system as a “logistical mess,” Says FracTracker's Matt Kelso.
Millions of tons of oil and gas waste move across Pennsylvania with no reliable way to track where it goes or whether all of it is reported.
www.lockhaven.com/news/local-n...
Millions of tons of oil and gas waste move across Pennsylvania with no reliable way to track where it goes or whether all of it is reported.
www.lockhaven.com/news/local-n...
Tracking oil and gas waste in Pa. is still a ‘logistical mess’
How much toxic oil and gas waste is produced in Pennsylvania every year, and where does it end up? Despite state efforts to track it, there’s no way to know for sure. For more than a decade, regulator...
www.lockhaven.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Pennsylvania’s oil and gas waste tracking system as a “logistical mess,” Says FracTracker's Matt Kelso.
Millions of tons of oil and gas waste move across Pennsylvania with no reliable way to track where it goes or whether all of it is reported.
www.lockhaven.com/news/local-n...
Millions of tons of oil and gas waste move across Pennsylvania with no reliable way to track where it goes or whether all of it is reported.
www.lockhaven.com/news/local-n...
FracTracker Alliance is hiring! 🌱📊
We’re excited to share three new opportunities to engage in meaningful research, data analysis, and environmental justice work!
We’re excited to share three new opportunities to engage in meaningful research, data analysis, and environmental justice work!
December 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
FracTracker Alliance is hiring! 🌱📊
We’re excited to share three new opportunities to engage in meaningful research, data analysis, and environmental justice work!
We’re excited to share three new opportunities to engage in meaningful research, data analysis, and environmental justice work!
PA’s data center boom is driving a surge in fracked gas. Developers are building massive on-site gas plants to power data centers. The largest is Homer City in Indiana County, a 4.4 GW facility on a former coal plant site, potentially the biggest gas plant in the U.S.
To Feed Data Centers, Pennsylvania Faces a New Fracking Surge
A rash of data centers planned for western Pennsylvania has residents and environmentalists on edge. The sprawling complexes will be powered by plants that burn fracked natural gas, whose production h...
e360.yale.edu
December 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
PA’s data center boom is driving a surge in fracked gas. Developers are building massive on-site gas plants to power data centers. The largest is Homer City in Indiana County, a 4.4 GW facility on a former coal plant site, potentially the biggest gas plant in the U.S.
An abandoned brine processing site in Fairmont, WV became a hangout for local youth, but the soil and equipment are highly radioactive. This isn’t just a Fairmont story. The same toxic brine from oil and gas operations is often spread on roads, exposing communities far beyond the site.
West Virginia's Radioactive Party Zone - Truthdig
A woman who in her teen years unknowingly reveled at a site that was contaminated with radioactive waste is fighting for justice and change.
www.truthdig.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
An abandoned brine processing site in Fairmont, WV became a hangout for local youth, but the soil and equipment are highly radioactive. This isn’t just a Fairmont story. The same toxic brine from oil and gas operations is often spread on roads, exposing communities far beyond the site.
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BREAKING NEWS: PA Board Accepts Petition to Require No-Drill Zones for Further Study
Learn more: environmentalintegrity.org/news/pa-boar...
Learn more: environmentalintegrity.org/news/pa-boar...
December 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
BREAKING NEWS: PA Board Accepts Petition to Require No-Drill Zones for Further Study
Learn more: environmentalintegrity.org/news/pa-boar...
Learn more: environmentalintegrity.org/news/pa-boar...
Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board voted to accept a petition for study that could increase minimum setbacks between fracking wells and homes, schools, and drinking water sources—protections that affect 3.6 million Pennsylvanians living near fracked wells.
December 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board voted to accept a petition for study that could increase minimum setbacks between fracking wells and homes, schools, and drinking water sources—protections that affect 3.6 million Pennsylvanians living near fracked wells.
Two billionaires tied to fossil fuel company Venture Global bought millions of shares shortly after a meeting with senior White House officials and the company receiving a key regulatory permit that expanded LNG exports.
Fossil-fuel billionaires bought up millions of shares after meeting with top Trump officials
Co-founders’ acquisition of Venture Global shares before key permit granted draws scrutiny as pair deny wrongdoing
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Two billionaires tied to fossil fuel company Venture Global bought millions of shares shortly after a meeting with senior White House officials and the company receiving a key regulatory permit that expanded LNG exports.
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BREAKING: We're proud to join 230+ groups to call on Congress to stop the approval and construction of new data centers. With huge impacts on water, climate, electricity bills and more, it's time to put the brakes on the unregulated data center frenzy: https://fwwat.ch/44bzr1R
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
BREAKING: We're proud to join 230+ groups to call on Congress to stop the approval and construction of new data centers. With huge impacts on water, climate, electricity bills and more, it's time to put the brakes on the unregulated data center frenzy: https://fwwat.ch/44bzr1R
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Oakland just voted 7–0 to back the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund, joining 17 other CA cities demanding Big Oil pay for the damage they caused.
Cities are leading. Sacramento, take note. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K7LXsg
#MakePollutersPay #ClimateSuperfund
Cities are leading. Sacramento, take note. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K7LXsg
#MakePollutersPay #ClimateSuperfund
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Oakland just voted 7–0 to back the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund, joining 17 other CA cities demanding Big Oil pay for the damage they caused.
Cities are leading. Sacramento, take note. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K7LXsg
#MakePollutersPay #ClimateSuperfund
Cities are leading. Sacramento, take note. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K7LXsg
#MakePollutersPay #ClimateSuperfund
East Texas communities are raising alarms over McBride Operating’s new oilfield waste site in Elysian Fields. Residents fear chemical-laden runoff could contaminate local waterways.
Pitted against waste
East Texans are uniting to fight oil waste pits in bucolic areas near the Louisiana line—all run by an operator who’s been cited for dozens of violations and a worker’s death.
www.texasstandard.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
East Texas communities are raising alarms over McBride Operating’s new oilfield waste site in Elysian Fields. Residents fear chemical-laden runoff could contaminate local waterways.
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BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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Big news! 🎉 FracTracker was featured in The New York Times for our work mapping 168K+ abandoned oil & gas wells near U.S. national parks.
Together with @protectparks.bsky.social, we’re bringing attention to the health & climate risks of these neglected sites.
Together with @protectparks.bsky.social, we’re bringing attention to the health & climate risks of these neglected sites.
October 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Big news! 🎉 FracTracker was featured in The New York Times for our work mapping 168K+ abandoned oil & gas wells near U.S. national parks.
Together with @protectparks.bsky.social, we’re bringing attention to the health & climate risks of these neglected sites.
Together with @protectparks.bsky.social, we’re bringing attention to the health & climate risks of these neglected sites.
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Hilliard residents protest massive C02-emitting Amazon and @aepnews.bsky.social data center near homes and schools.
City appeal: "It's not a data center. It's a power plant with a data center attached to it." Verbal Corvo: bit.ly/4oAHY61
@fractracker.bsky.social @cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social
City appeal: "It's not a data center. It's a power plant with a data center attached to it." Verbal Corvo: bit.ly/4oAHY61
@fractracker.bsky.social @cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Hilliard residents protest massive C02-emitting Amazon and @aepnews.bsky.social data center near homes and schools.
City appeal: "It's not a data center. It's a power plant with a data center attached to it." Verbal Corvo: bit.ly/4oAHY61
@fractracker.bsky.social @cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social
City appeal: "It's not a data center. It's a power plant with a data center attached to it." Verbal Corvo: bit.ly/4oAHY61
@fractracker.bsky.social @cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social
Know someone who wants to help shape how FracTracker shares data and stories that advance public health and environmental justice? Learn more and apply today at www.fractracker.org/careers 🌐
October 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Know someone who wants to help shape how FracTracker shares data and stories that advance public health and environmental justice? Learn more and apply today at www.fractracker.org/careers 🌐