Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Busy Week for Natural Gas Across the Country
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
December 19, 2011 | Fracking, Water Pollution
Major activity has happened regarding natural gas development across the country this week. Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Colorado, Texas, and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission have all been contemplating and debating the best way to manage the boom in natural gas development.
Read more »What is Happening with the 2011 Most Endangered Rivers?
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
December 8, 2011 | Water Pollution, Most Endangered Rivers, Fracking, Wild and Scenic Rivers
Each spring American Rivers releases our top ten list of America’s Most Endangered RiversTM. It is a day full of both angst and hope. Of course, no river really wants to have the dubious distinction of being under such a great threat as to make “the list”. Most rivers would rather flow freely- babbling along to their own river song. Unfortunately, sometimes people make that nearly impossible.
Read more »Say No to Fracking for North Carolina
Katherine Baer, Senior Director, Clean Water and Water Supply Programs
December 2, 2011 | Fracking, Water Pollution, Water Supply, Most Endangered Rivers
With a recent victory to postpone a vote to open up the Delaware River Basin to fracking (hydraulic fracturing for natural gas), it looks like there is some understanding of the potential adverse impacts of fracking on our clean water supplies. Our listing of the Susquehanna River as number one on the list of the Nation’s Most Endangered Rivers highlighted the threat of contamination to our rivers from fracking.
Read more »Fracking in a Floodplain
September 9, 2011 | Fracking, Water Pollution, Floods & FloodplainsRecent storms have led to massive flooding in many areas of the northeast. Interactions between natural gas well sites and floods could cause concern in shale gas regions.
Read more »“A Tale of Two Shale States” Response
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
August 3, 2011 | Water Pollution, Most Endangered Rivers, Fracking
On July 26, the Wall Street Journal issued an editorial entitled “A Tale of Two Shale States.” I disagree with the editors on this issue, and this is why: Fat pockets are useless if you die of thirst.
Read more »Don’t Frack with Jersey
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
June 30, 2011 | Fracking, Water Pollution, Most Endangered Rivers
Well, it’s official. You better not frack with New Jersey. I already knew this of course, being from the notorious state. But now it’s on the books. Now you probably want to know the whole story, so you are in-the-know as you trek up the NJ Turnpike this summer. Late Wednesday night, the New Jersey legislature passed a bill banning fracking (or hydraulic fracturing) for natural gas.
Read more »Sand Mining for Fracking in Texas
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
June 16, 2011 | Water Pollution, Fracking, Most Endangered Rivers
The State of Texas is accepting comments on a permit to mine sand in Mountain Creek for fracking. Sand mining has the potential to pollute rivers and air quality.
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