Issues
At the Fresh Water Accountability Project (FWAP), we take interest in issues threatening our freshwater resources. The issues include, but are not limited to, drilling operations, frack waste transportation, oil and gas pipelines, landfills (old, new, and proposed), and more. We cannot drink money. It is critical that we protect our freshwater resources for future generations.
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Unearthed: The Fracking Facade
"It's time to look behind the glitzy commercials and PR campaigns. The "Fracking Facade" seeks to set the record straight by exposing a flawed claim often abused in the sales pitch for promoting shale gas development across the world: "With a history of 60 years,...
US Army Corps of Engineers
The FreshWater Accountability Project has requested correspondence and other public records from the US Army Corps of Engineers. Here are our documents associated with these requests. Cover Letter: 78800562 Mineral Leases at Leesville and Seneca (UNCLASSIFIED)...
New Rules for Fracking Waste Needed
This report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) evaluates federal and state laws regarding fracking waste. The alarming findings reveal that there is not the regulatory framework to adequately protect human health and safety. The most significant finding...
Drinking Water At Risk
A comprehensive report entitled, Our Drinking Water At Risk: What the EPA and the Oil and Gas Industry Don't Want You to Know written by Lisa Sumi. Lisa Sumi is the Research Director of the Oil and Gas Accountability Project. This report verifies the EPA conducted an...
List of the Harmed
Currently there are 4,828 listed that have been harmed by fracking operations. The Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Water and Air put the list together and strive to raise awareness of the danger of hydraulic fracturing on public health and the environment.
Fracking Can Potentially Contaminate Drinking Water
The Natural Resource Defense Council (NDRC) cautions that fracking poses many threats to water including: the depletion of the resource, spills and leaks, mismanagement of fracking waste, poor well casing, out-of-zone growth, neighboring oil and gas wells, and the...
Documents on Hydraulic Fracturing
James "Chip" Northrup put together several documents related to hydraulic fracturing-- and they're all in one location. They include economic impacts, insurance, fracking waste, and more. It's all available right here.
Index of Independent Science on Hydrofracking
The Index of Independent Science on Hydrofracking, prepared for Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York in July of 2012. The comprehensive index contains studies that cover health impacts, water contamination, air pollution, climate impacts, and wells/radiation risks. View...
EPA & Fracking
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has information available on their website about fracking. The EPA has been widely criticized by concerned citizens for collusion with the oil and gas industry and how little involvement the agency has regulating frackng....
HB 165 (2010) Summary
House Bill 165 was passed in 2010 and it altered the landscape for oil and gas drilling. This sweeping bill addressed many parts of ORC 1509 - Oil and Gas regulations. The full summary is available here.
3 State Comparison of Health & Safety Measures
The People's Oil and Gas Collaborative of Ohio created a comprehensive report that compared Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas's regulations. These states were chosen because they are the top four states with the highest number of oil and gas wells drilled. These states...
Maps of Marcellus & Utica
Ohio.com has maps of the Utica and Marcellus shale plays. You can type in your address and see drill sites near you. Not only does this site have the fracking maps, but it also contains the injection well maps. Injection wells are typically old vertical oil and gas...