Environmental Impact Statements vs. Environmental Assessments & the Halliburton Loophole

The following definitions were obtained directly from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website… Environmental Assessment (EA) An Environmental Assessment (EA) is a concise document which must fulfill the following 3 requirements: Briefly provides sufficient evidence and analysis for determining whether to …

Fracking Fluid

A major component in the process of fracking is the high pressure injection of fracking fluid into the dense shale rock deep below the Earth’s surface. But what exactly does fracking fluid consist of? Truth be told–and its not a pretty truth–we …