Posts Tagged ‘Fracking’
Gil Smart: Martin County should ban fracking
By Gil Smart January 20, 2017 TC Palm It looks like Martin County is on the cusp of banning fracking. On Tuesday, the Martin County Board of Commissioners will consider…
Read MoreEPA fracking report offers few answers on drinking water
By Matthew Daly December 13, 2016 Associated Press/Miami Herald WASHINGTON Is hydraulic fracturing — better known as fracking — safe, as the oil and gas industry claims? Or does the…
Read MoreMiami-Dade County Bans Fracking, Citing Multiple Environmental Concerns
By Kate Stein October 10, 2016 WLRN Fracking is now banned in Miami-Dade County, thanks to an ordinance passed unanimously last Wednesday by county commissioners. The process captures natural gas…
Read MoreWe can’t ignore Florida’s water quality
By Ron Patrick September 18, 2016 Tallahassee Democrat Florida must not become Flint. Florida elected leaders have embarked on a path to allow even more pollution in our waterways. At a…
Read MoreMore toxic chemicals allowed in Florida waterways
BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Miami Herald July 26, 2016 TALLAHASSEE – Florida regulators voted to approve new water quality standards Tuesday that will increase the amount of cancer-causing toxins allowed…
Read MoreRegulators want to allow more toxic chemicals in Florida’s water
BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau Miami Herald July 25, 2016 A state panel will decide Tuesday whether to allow polluters to increase the level of toxic chemicals they…
Read MoreShould Florida ‘frack’ its limestone for oil and gas? Two geophysicists weigh in
By Ray Russo, Associate Professor of Geophysics at the University of Florida and Elizabeth Screaton, Professor of Geology at the University of Florida Originally published by The Conversation US, Inc.…
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