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North America
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USA
Natural Gas Extraction – Hydraulic Fracturing – US EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency) “EPA is working with states and other key stakeholders to help ensure that natural gas extraction does not come at the expense of public health and the environment. The Agency’s focus and obligations under the law are to provide oversight, guidance …
Canada
Shale Gas in Canada: Environmental Risks and Regulation – Parliament of Canada, Background Paper, 26 February 2015 Authors: Penny Becklumb, Jed Chong, Tim Williams (Economics, Resources and International Affairs Division Parliamentary Information and Research Service) Quote: “1. Introduction The recent increase in the development of shale gas in North America has raised significant public concerns …
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frack-free.rocks is a project that collects information on technical, political, scientific, social, legal and environmental aspects related to the mining technique called hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking".
The status quo of and information about the countries affected by fracking - the state of play - is one focus of interest. Besides that, a growing body of key scientific publications, furthermore maps and the legal frameworks in the specific countries are presented here.
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