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Selected Interviews (2011-present)

2020

COVID-19, Climate, and Environment (, Jun 24 2020)

2019

Carbon Emissions Hit Record High (, Dec 3 2019)

2016

A flash fire, third-degree burns and an investigation without end (EnergyWire, Jun 1 2016)
America's aging pipelines (CNN, May 30 2016)
Firm Footing for Cloud Seeding (Chemical and Engineering News, May 30 2016)
Danger Below? New Properties Hide Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells (NPR Morning Edition, May 30 2016)
EPA moves to cut methane emissions from oil and natural gas operations (Chemical and Engineering News, May 13 2016)
Dangerous Contaminants Found in Creek Near Gas Wastewater Disposal Site (InsideClimateNews, May 12 2016)
Paris Pact Could Benefit From Halt of Fossil Fuel Leases (ClimateCentral, May 3 2016)
What’s Next After the Paris Climate Agreement? (Stanford Political Journal, Apr 26 2016)
“Keystone-ization” is the fossil fuel industry’s new nightmare (Grist, Apr 25 2016)
Can The U.S. And China Keep Their Climate Pledges? (NPR All Things Considered, Apr 21 2016)
Why Half a Degree Matters: Higher Seas, Longer Heat Waves, Dead Reefs (National Geographic, Apr 21 2016)
Oil, natural gas operations are now top U.S. methane emitters (Chemical and Engineering News, Apr 19 2016)
The U.S. has been emitting a lot more methane than we thought, says EPA (Washington Post, Apr 15 2016)
Lead Isn’t the Only Threat to Drinking Water (The Nation, Apr 13 2016)
The most important mystery about U.S. climate change policy (Washington Post, Apr 13 2016)
Researchers Find No Shortcuts for Spotting Wells That Leak the Most Methane (InsideClimateNews, Apr 8 2016)
Scientists find fracking contaminated Wyoming water after EPA halted study (The Guardian, Apr 7 2016)
Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water (Scientifc American, Apr 4 2016)
Scientists Find Groundwater in Wyoming Impacted by Fracking (The Weather Channel, Mar 31 2016)
Gefahr durch Fracking: Das Dreckwasser von Wyoming (Der Spiegel, Mar 31 2016)
Fracking linked to groundwater contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming (High Country News, Mar 30 2016)
Fracking Study Finds Toxins in Wyoming Town's Groundwater and Raises Broader Concerns (InsideClimateNews, Mar 29 2016)
China's Pollution May Not Be Decreasing as Fast as Hoped (Scientific American, Mar 29 2016)
Study finds that fracking contaminated a water supply (NPR Marketplace, Mar 29 2016)
Canada and U.S. go after methane leaks in oil fields (NPR Marketplace, Mar 10 2016)
China’s Carbon Emissions May Have Peaked Already (Climate Central, Mar 9 2016)
What you need to know about the Clinton-Sanders divide on fracking (Washington Post, Mar 8 2016)
The quest for negative carbon emissions (Washington Post, Mar 4 2016)
The suddenly urgent quest to remove carbon dioxide from the air (Washington Post, Feb 26 2016)
Study: California leak was top methane release in US history (Associated Press, Feb 25 2016)
Study: California Methane Leak Largest in U.S. History (Climate Central, Feb 25 2016)
California’s Gas Gusher is Stanched, But Where are Tougher U.S. Rules on Leaks? (Dot Earth, Feb 18 2016)
What Will Be the Health Impact of 100+ Days of Exposure to California's Methane Leak? (InsideClimateNews, Feb 18 2016)
Can the Damage From the Porter Ranch Gas Leak Be Reversed? (LA Weekly, Feb 17 2016)
Shallow fracking wells contaminate drinking water, warns US scientist (Climate Change News, Feb 15 2016)
Study Shows Fracking Can Affect the Integrity of Groundwater (Inverse, Feb 14 2016)
Will California Gas Leak Mark A Turning Point In Energy Debate? (NPR All Things Considered, Feb 10 2016)
Living On Top Of Forgotten Oil And Gas Wells (Wyoming Public Radio, Feb 9 2016)
Flint is a horrible tragedy. But a gas leak in Los Angeles may spell an even greater environmental disaster. (Yahoo News, Feb 4 2016)
Just how bad is the Aliso Canyon methane leak and how long will it last? (KPFK Pacifica, Jan 29 2016)
The massive methane leak (Background Briefing, Jan 27 2016)
How much damage is the Porter Ranch leak doing to the climate? (LA Times, Jan 24 2016)
A Map of Methane Levels Near the Massive Gas Leak in L.A. (Atlas Obscura, Jan 21 2016)
Gas leak pollution monitoring took months to put in place (Associated Press, Jan 20 2016)
The climate papers most featured in the media in 2015 (Carbon Brief, Jan 18 2016)
An invisible leak, with glaring consequences (NPR Science Friday, Jan 15 2016)
Leaking Methane Plume Spreading Across L.A.'s San Fernando Valley (InsideClimate News, Jan 14 2016)
Scientist Rob Jackson on California gas leak (CCTV, Jan 11 2016)
Here’s what it’s like to live next to California’s gas blowout catastrophe (Huffington Post, Jan 8 2016)
Could better tech prevent the next big methane leak? (NBC News, Jan 8 2016)

2015

The Paris climate agreement: the real work starts now (The Conversation, Dec 13 2015)
Will ambition be built Into the climate agreement? (NPR Science Friday, Dec 11 2015)
Are We Getting a Peek at Peak CO2 Emission? (Slate, Dec 8 2015)
Report cites China’s efforts as carbon emissions slow (San Francisco Chronicle, Dec 8 2015)
Now Here's Some Good News: Global Warming Emissions Could Actually Be in Decline (Vice, Dec 8 2015)
Paris UN climate conference 2015: Emissions start to fall despite economic growth (Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 8 2015)
Global CO2 emissions are set to stall in 2015 (Economist, Dec 8 2015)
Study Sees Possible Decline in Global CO2 Emissions (Climate Central, Dec 7 2015)
Reaching Peak Emissions (Nature, Dec 7 2015)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Flattening Out Even As Economy Grows (BuzzFeed, Dec 7 2015)
Good News! Greenhouse Gas Emissions Probably Dropped In 2015 (Popular Science, Dec 7 2015)
Global greenhouse gas emissions may fall this year (The Verge, Dec 7 2015)
Surprisingly good news for the Earth’s climate: Greenhouse gas pollution dropped this year (Washington Post, Dec 7 2015)
New Report Predicts Possible Dip in Global CO2 Emissions (Voice of America, Dec 7 2015)
Stanford University study predicts CO2 emissions decrease (Birmingham Examiner, Dec 7 2015)
Paris Climate Change Meetings: Reduced Coal Usage, Renewable Energy Leading to Stall in CO2 Emissions (University Herald, Dec 7 2015)
Decrease in China’s coal use sees global emissions fall in 2015 (Carbon Brief, Dec 7 2015)
Small, surprising dip in world's carbon emissions (NPR All Things Considered, Dec 7 2015)
Scientists just undermined a key idea behind the Paris climate talks (Washington Post, Dec 7 2015)
Koldioxidutsläppen uppges ha minskat (Dagens Nyheter, Dec 7 2015)
Global CO2 Emissions Decline in 2015 After Soaring for a Decade, Study Says (InsideClimate News, Dec 7 2015)
COP 21: New research points to falling carbon dioxide emissions (Financial Times, Dec 7 2015)
Mark Ruffalo Calls Into Incredibly Dull EPA Meeting To Rail Against Fracking (BuzzFeed, Dec 5 2015)
Holding warming under two degrees Celsius is the goal. But is it still attainable? (Washington Post, Nov 29 2015)
Improving Infrastructure To Cut Methane Emissions (Chemical and Engineering News, Oct 26 2015)
Pulp Fiction The European Accounting Error That's Warming the Planet (Climate Central, Oct 20 2015)
'DEP was quite hostile to our work,' Stanford researcher says (Harrisburg Patriot-News, Oct 20 2015)
15 of 20 most polluted cities in world are in India, China, says Jim Webb (PolitiFact, Oct 15 2015)
Study calls for US natural gas pipeline replacement to reduce GHG emissions (Platts, Sep 22 2015)
Trendsetting Manhattan Leads in Methane Leaks, Too (InsideClimate News, Sep 11 2015)
Stanford study backs pipeline replacement programmes in cities (Energy Global, Sep 10 2015)
New York’s natural gas pipelines are leakier than your grandpa (Grist, Sep 10 2015)
Gas Leaks and Climate: Which Cities Have Older Pipes? (Nature World News, Sep 9 2015)
Experts Have Just Found Gas Leaking Out Of 1,000 Spots In New York City (BuzzFeed, Sep 9 2015)
Study proves gas pipeline replacement saves money and lives (Birmingham Examiner, Sep 9 2015)
Scientists: Replacing old gas pipes reduces leaks (USA Today, Sep 9 2015)
Quick-Thinking Employee Saves Dozens From Motel 6 Gas Explosion (NBC Nightly News, Aug 20 2015)
Climate Cast: The science behind methane gas (MPR News, Aug 20 2015)
Hottest Month on Record (July, 2015) (BBC5 Radio, Aug 20 2015)
EPA Moves to Cut Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas (Scientific American, Aug 18 2015)
Shallow Fracking Wells May Threaten Aquifers (Scientific American, Aug 6 2015)
Higher-risk 'Shallow Fracking' More Common than Suspected: Study (The Tyee, Jul 27 2015)
Are Oil & Gas Producers Fracking Wells at Depths That are Too Shallow? (24/7 Wall St., Jul 26 2015)
Drillers Fracking at Much Shallower Depths Than Widely Believed (InsideClimate News, Jul 24 2015)
Fingerprinting Frackwater (PRI Living on Earth, Jul 10 2015)
Fracking is using up an increasingly massive amount of water in drought-prone areas (Salon, Jul 1 2015)
Water Use Rises as Fracking Expands (Scientific American, Jul 1 2015)
EPA says fracking could contaminate drinking water (High Country News, Jun 8 2015)
Both Sides Claim Victory Over EPA Fracking Study (NPR Weekend Edition, Jun 7 2015)
Fracking Has Contaminated Drinking Water, EPA Now Concludes (InsideClimate News, Jun 5 2015)
Fracking Study Undercuts Environmentalists’ Calls for Regulation (Bloomberg News, Jun 5 2015)
EPA finds drinking water vulnerable to fracking (Charleston Gazette-Mail, Jun 4 2015)
EPA Study of Fracking Finds 'No Widespread, Systemic' Pollution (Bloomberg News, Jun 4 2015)
EPA Finds No Widespread Drinking Water Pollution From Fracking (NPR All Things Considered, Jun 4 2015)
Fracking chemicals found in Pennsylvania drinking water (APM Marketplace, May 5 2015)
Fracking Chemicals Detected in Pennsylvania Drinking Water (NY Times, May 4 2015)
Fracking Study on Water Contamination Under Ethics Review (InsideClimate News, Apr 6 2015)
What Does Flat CO2 Pollution Mean? (Scientific American, Mar 23 2015)
Ted Cruz's world's on fire, but not for the last 17 years (PolitiFact, Mar 20 2015)
Microbes could help clean up after fracking (CBS News, Mar 2 2015)
Lessons from Methane Emissions in Boston and the White House Climate Action Plan (Brookings, Feb 5 2015)
Farming Now Worse For Climate Than Deforestation (Climate Central, Feb 3 2015)
Fracking Researchers Under Pressure (Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan 30 2015)

2014

These two states had the same basic information about fracking. They made very different decisions (Washington Post, Dec 22 2014)
Scientists Track Down Serious Methane Leaks In Natural Gas Wells (NPR All Things Considered, Dec 9 2014)
Three Decades Until Carbon Budget Is Eaten Through (Climate Central, Sep 21 2014)
The hidden leaks of Pennsylvania's abandoned oil and gas wells (The Guardian, Sep 18 2014)
Weak wells not fracking caused US gas leaks into water (BBC News, Sep 15 2014)
Study: Faulty gas wells, not fracking, pollute water (USA Today, Sep 15 2014)
Study: Leaky wells, not fracking, taint water (Associated Press, Sep 15 2014)
Natural gas production contaminated drinking water in Texas, study finds (LA Times, Sep 15 2014)
Well Leaks, Not Fracking, Are Linked to Fouled Water (NY Times, Sep 15 2014)
New study links water contamination in Parker County to gas drilling (Fort Wort Star Telegram, Sep 15 2014)
Fracking Wells Tainting Drinking Water in Texas and Pennsylvania, Study Finds (Newsweek, Sep 15 2014)
Study: Water contamination in frack-happy Texas and Pennslyvania is anything but natural (Salon, Sep 15 2014)
China's Coal Gas Boom Holds Climate Change Risks (Huffington Post, Aug 22 2014)
Oil companies fracking into drinking water sources, new research shows (LA Times, Aug 12 2014)
Maps From Google and Green Group Make Pavement-Level Pollution More Concrete (Bloomberg News, Jul 16 2014)
Will fracking put too much fizz in your water? (Science, Jun 27 2014)
Obama Emission Rules Discount Gas Leaks, Scientists Say (Bloomberg News, Jun 3 2014)
Neighbors fret over scant science on oil, gas drilling health impacts (Denver Post, Jun 1 2014)
Marco Rubio says surface temperatures on Earth 'have stabilized' (PolitiFact, May 27 2014)
As environmental debate rages over fracking, people in western Pennsylvania express dread (Buffalo News, May 17 2014)
‘Catastrophe’ Claim Adds Fuel to Methane Debate (Climate Central, May 15 2014)
How Can Cities Protect Themselves against Gas Explosions? (Scientific American, Apr 7 2014)
Beneath Cities, a Decaying Tangle of Gas Pipes (New York Times, Mar 24 2014)
The Harlem Blast And Our Natural Gas Infrastructure (NPR On Point, Mar 17 2014)
Harlem explosion leaves hundreds homeless (NBC Nightly News, Mar 13 2014)
Harlem building collapse highlights fragile gas pipes (CBS Evening News, Mar 13 2014)
Harlem Building Collapse Highlights America’s Dangerously Old Gas Infrastructure (Time, Mar 12 2014)
Fracking Boom Spews Toxic Air Emissions on Texas Residents (InsideClimate News, Feb 18 2014)
Water in America: Is It Safe to Drink? (National Geographic, Feb 17 2014)
China's Plan to Clean Up Air in Cities Will Doom the Climate, Scientists Say (InsideClimate News, Feb 13 2014)
Levels of global-warming gas methane exceed government estimates, new study contends (Washington Post, Feb 13 2014)
D.C. Full of Gassy Leaks, Researchers Say (U.S. News & World Report, Jan 17 2014)
D.C. is riddled with natural gas leaks (Salon, Jan 17 2014)
Dangerously Explosive Quantities of Gas Found in Parker County Water at Center of Fracking Controversy (Dallas Observer, Jan 17 2014)
The Map That Reveals 5,900 Natural Gas Leaks Under Washington, D.C. (The Atlantic Cities, Jan 17 2014)
Well This Is Rather Alarming: Nearly 6,000 Gas Leaks Discovered In Washington, D.C. (Huffington Post, Jan 16 2014)
Study finds 5,893 natural gas leaks in Washington, D.C. (USA Today, Jan 16 2014)
Study finds nearly 5,900 leaks under Washington streets (UPI, Jan 16 2014)
Thousands of natural gas leaks found under streets of Washington, D.C. (UPI, Jan 16 2014)
Scientists Sniff Out Nearly 6,000 Gas Leaks In Washington, D.C. (Popular Science, Jan 16 2014)
About 6,000 Natural Gas Leaks Found In D.C.'s Aging Pipes (NPR All Things Considered, Jan 16 2014)
Researchers find nearly 6,000 natural gas leaks in District’s aging pipe system (Washington Post, Jan 16 2014)
Nearly 6,000 Natural Gas Leaks Reported Beneath Washington DC Streets, Some With Explosion Risk (Nature World News, Jan 16 2014)
Nearly 6,000 Natural Gas Leaks Found in Washington, D.C. (LiveScience, Jan 16 2014)
Thousands of potentially harmful natural gas leaks found in Washington, DC (EurekAlert, Jan 16 2014)
The Dangers Underneath: Survey finds 5,900 natural gas leaks found underneath Washington, D.C. (Duke Today news release, Jan 16 2014)
DC Gas Leaks Study (CBC Radio As it Happens, Jan 16 2014)
Tests show Texas well water polluted by fracking, despite EPA assurances (Grist, Jan 13 2014)
Fracking study finds combustible levels of methane in water after EPA gave the all clear (RT, Jan 13 2014)
Duke Fracking Tests Reveal Dangers Driller’s Data Missed (Bloomberg News, Jan 9 2014)
Wetland contamination can be predicted in oil boom states, study finds (Los Angeles Times, Jan 8 2014)
Some states confirm water pollution from drilling (Associated Press, Jan 5 2014)
Reopen Barnett Shale water probe (Texas Tribune, Jan 1 2014)

2013

Environmentalists, unions seek to fix gas leaks (Associated Press, Dec 8 2013)
Fracking requires chemicals and water, raising unresolved claims about pollution (Sacramento Bee, Nov 27 2013)
U.S. May Be Producing 50 Percent More Methane Than EPA Thinks (NPR All Things Considered, Nov 25 2013)
Panel pushes for Duke fossil fuel divestment (Durham Herald-Sun, Nov 14 2013)
Shale Gas & Hydraulic Fracturing In North Carolina (WFAE Charlotte, Oct 30 2013)
Energy Boom Puts Wells in America’s Backyards (Wall Street Journal, Oct 26 2013)
Study, cleanup under way in PA streams contaminated by wastewater radiation (NPR StateImpact, Oct 11 2013)
Duke Study: Fracking Is Leaving Radioactive Pollution In Pennsylvania Rivers (Business Insider, Oct 9 2013)
Duke researchers publish new paper on gas-drilling waste (Durham Herald-Sun, Oct 5 2013)
Fracking produces annual toxic waste water enough to flood Washington DC (The Guardian, Oct 4 2013)
Fracking May Be Polluting River With Radioactive Waste (The Weather Channel, Oct 3 2013)
Fracking May Be Polluting River with Radioactive Waste (Climate Central, Oct 2 2013)
Fracking Study: Gas Production In Pennsylvania May Be Polluting Creek With Radioactive Waste (Huffington Post, Oct 2 2013)
Dangerous levels of radiation from fracking found in PA water (Salon, Oct 2 2013)
Radioactivity found in fracking waste water in Pennsylvania (UPI, Oct 2 2013)
China Push into Synthetic Natural Gas Has Pollution Consequences (Scientific American, Oct 2 2013)
Would the rain water on Under the Dome be safe to drink? (TV Guide Magazine, Oct 1 2013)
China's synthetic natural gas push could have 'enormous' climate consequences (ClimateWire, Oct 1 2013)
China Wants to Cut Down on Coal—And That's Bad for Global Warming (Bloomberg Businessweek, Sep 30 2013)
China’s solution to coal may be worse than coal (Salon.com, Sep 30 2013)
China’s plan to clean up air pollution could be a climate disaster (Washington Post Wonkblog, Sep 26 2013)
China’s Synthetic Natural Gas Plants Should be Shelved, a Ticking Environmental Disaster (International Business Times, Sep 26 2013)
Environmental toll compounds the troubles in flooded Colorado (Los Angeles Times, Sep 19 2013)
Colorado floods spur fracking concerns (CBS News, Sep 17 2013)
Fracking May Be Making Colorado's Flood Disaster Even Worse (Fast Co. Exist, Sep 17 2013)
Groundwater Contamination May End the Gas-Fracking Boom (Scientific American, Sep 12 2013)
The Report: Fracking (BBC Radio, Sep 5 2013)
Frackonomics: The Science and Economics of the Gas Boom (Truth-out.org, Aug 9 2013)
New Tools Pinpoint Natural Gas Leaks, Maximizing a Fuel’s Green Qualities (New York Times, Aug 6 2013)
Gas Country Newspaper Calls On EPA To Reopen Water Contamination Probe (Business Insider, Aug 6 2013)
EPA should resolve issues in Dimock (Scranton Times-Tribune, Aug 5 2013)
Leaked EPA document raises questions about fracking pollution (Grist, Jul 29 2013)
EPA official links fracking and drinking water issues in Dimock, Pa. (Washington Post, Jul 29 2013)
Message is mixed on fracking (LA Times, Jul 28 2013)
Texas study shows water pollution near gas drilling (Charleston Gazette, Jul 26 2013)
EPA’s Abandoned Wyoming Fracking Study One Retreat of Many (ProPublica, Jul 3 2013)
Methane Scrutiny in Obama Climate Plan May Cost Drillers (Bloomberg, Jun 28 2013)
Methane in Pennsylvania Groundwater May Originate in Fracked Gas Wells (Scientific American, Jun 28 2013)
Duke Study Links Hydrofracking To Water Contamination (WAMC, Jun 28 2013)
Duke Study Finds Additional Gases In Groundwater Near Pennsylvania Fracking Sites (WUNC, Jun 25 2013)
Fire water (The Economist, Jun 25 2013)
Gas drilling taints groundwater (Nature, Jun 25 2013)
Methane, ethane and propane found in drinking water near fracking sites (Mother Nature Network, Jun 25 2013)
Mixed results in study of water, fracking (Associated Press, Jun 25 2013)
News in Brief: High methane in drinking water near fracking sites (ScienceNews, Jun 25 2013)
Study finds more gas in water near Marcellus Shale wells (The Scranton Times-Tribune, Jun 25 2013)
Study links fracking to drinking water pollution (Grist, Jun 25 2013)
Study on stray gas in Pa. water wells 'rules out a biological source' (EnergyWire, Jun 25 2013)
Well Sealing Cited in Leaks, Not Fracking (Wall Street Journal, Jun 25 2013)
What the Frack is Up with Drinking Water and Shale Gas Extraction? (Discover Magazine blog, Jun 24 2013)
Methane in Water Seen Sixfold Higher Near Fracking Sites (Bloomberg, Jun 24 2013)
Fracking can increase methane in drinking water, study finds (LA Times, Jun 24 2013)
Fracking linked to well water methane (USA Today, Jun 24 2013)
En Pennsylvanie, des nappes phréatiques polluées par le gaz de schiste (Le Monde, Jun 24 2013)
Methane found in drinking water near natural gas wells study (Reuters, Jun 24 2013)
Methane found in drinking water near natural gas wells: study (The Globe and Mail, Jun 24 2013)
Fracking: The New Energy Rush (BBC Two Horizon, Jun 19 2013)
Report faults Heinz Endowments head for gas ties (Associated Press, Jun 16 2013)
Rep. Jim Bridenstine says U.S. spends 30 times as much on climate change research as on weather forecasting (PolitiFact, Jun 14 2013)
Heinz Endowments funds drilling foes and backers (Associated Press, Jun 2 2013)
New Study: Fracking Hasn't Polluted Arkansas Water (Associated Press, May 17 2013)
Fracking Can Be Done Safely, but Will It Be? (Scientific American, May 17 2013)
Study Finds No Evidence of Water Contamination from Shale Gas Drilling in Arkansas (Duke news release, May 15 2013)
As North Carolina Weighs Fracking, Questions Loom on Wastewater (Stateline, May 8 2013)
Fracking North Carolina: What Do We Do With The Waste? (WUNC radio, Apr 23 2013)
Taxing poetic: Your Tax Day poems (American Public Media/Marketplace, Apr 12 2013)
Fracking: science and scepticism (Prospect Magazine blog, Apr 10 2013)
Fracking 'not significant' cause of large earthquakes (BBC News, Apr 9 2013)
Health Questions Key to New York Fracking Decision, But Answers Scarce (National Geographic Daily News, Apr 1 2013)
Hydraulic Fracking on Access Utah Thursday (Utah Public Radio, Mar 27 2013)
Washington's Exploding Manholes Explained? (ScienceNOW, Mar 26 2013)
Environmentalists, Drillers Reach 'Truce' For Fracking Standards (NPR All Things Considered, Mar 21 2013)
Natural gas leaks come under scrutiny, raise questions on climate impact (Washington Post, Mar 3 2013)
As Temperatures Keep Rising, Geoengineering Gets a Closer Look (The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan 28 2013)
Fracking board set to propose nation's toughest rules (Raleigh News & Observer, Jan 25 2013)
10 Ways Obama Could Fight Climate Change (National Geographic News, Jan 23 2013)
Obama and the Environment: What He Can Do: Buckle down on natural gas (Men's Journal, Jan 18 2013)
EPA changed course after gas company protested (Associated Press, Jan 16 2013)
EPA halted 'fracking' case after gas company protested (USA Today, Jan 16 2013)
Natural Gas: Methane levels show driller 'never caused any impacts' -- Range (EnergyWire, Jan 15 2013)

2012

Digging into the practice of fracking (CBS Sunday Morning, Dec 30 2012)
Western Mass. viewed as territory for fracking (Boston Globe, Dec 13 2012)
Hazardous Air Pollutants Detected Near Fracking Sites (Bloomberg, Dec 3 2012)
Springfield blast shows need to replace aging gas pipelines (Boston Globe, Dec 1 2012)
Good Gas, Bad Gas (National Geographic, Dec 1 2012)
Better Fracking (NPR's On Point, Nov 26 2012)
Methane Is Popping Up All Over Boston (New York Times Green blog, Nov 20 2012)
Mapping Gas Leaks from Aging Urban Pipes (New York Times Dot Earth blog, Nov 20 2012)
3,300 gas leaks are found in Boston (Boston Globe, Nov 20 2012)
More than 3,000 natural gas leaks in Boston (Futurity.org, Nov 20 2012)
New Study Finds Thousands of Natural Gas Leaks in Boston (Boston U./Duke U. press release, Nov 20 2012)
Boston said riddled with natural gas leaks (UPI, Nov 20 2012)
Loophole Lets Toxic Oil Water Flow Over Indian Land (NPR, Nov 15 2012)
Hurricane Sandy May Have Spared Fracking Operations, But Toxic Concerns Remain (Huffington Post, Nov 1 2012)
Fracking Pollution Sickens Pennsylvania Families, Environmental Group Says (Huffington Post, Oct 18 2012)
Is fracking behind contamination in Wyoming groundwater? (Nature, Oct 4 2012)
Cabot’s Methodology Links Tainted Water Wells to Gas Fracking (Bloomberg, Oct 2 2012)
Are leaking wells letting methane get into Dimock's water? (The Times Tribune Scranton PA, Sep 30 2012)
Conflicting reports fuel fracking debate tied to Wyoming town (Reuters, Sep 29 2012)
Diesel in Water Near Fracking Confirms EPA Tests Wyoming Disputes (Bloomberg, Sep 26 2012)
The Facts Behind the Frack (ScienceNews, Sep 8 2012)
Natural Underground Pathways may be Conduits for Marcellus Brines (Dukenvironment Magazine, Sep 1 2012)
Traveling to Shale Gas Country (Dukenvironment Magazine, Sep 1 2012)
Duke study on fracking has mixed results (Charleston Daily Mail, Jul 13 2012)
Fracking can be safe, UK report argues (Durham Herald-Sun, Jul 11 2012)
Do Natural Paths from Deep Shale to Shallow Rock Pose Gas Drilling Risk? (New York Times Dot Earth blog, Jul 10 2012)
New twist in fracking debate (UPI, Jul 10 2012)
Water contamination from shale fracking may follow natural routes (San Francisco Examiner, Jul 9 2012)
Study: Deep brine linked to groundwater (USA Today, Jul 9 2012)
Rising Shale Water Complicates Fracking Debate (NPR, Jul 9 2012)
Study: Underground Paths Boost Risk of Fracking Pollution (Agence France-Presse, Jul 9 2012)
Drilling for Gas Under Cemeteries Raises Concerns (New York Times, Jul 8 2012)
Update: Revised North Carolina Sea Level Rise Bill Goes to Governor (Science Insider, Jul 3 2012)
In North Carolina, a fight over sea levels and science (Los Angeles Times, Jun 24 2012)
Fracking Technology Brings Promise and Worries (CNBC, Jun 20 2012)
Legislating Sea Level Rise (Science Insider, Jun 12 2012)
Heads in the North Carolina sand (The Maddow Blog, Jun 8 2012)
Fracking Bill Passes NC Senate Committee (WFAE Radio, Jun 6 2012)
Senate Committee Passes Fracking Bill (WUNC radio, Jun 6 2012)
State gas deposit not a ‘major play,’ one expert says (Durham Herald-Sun, Jun 6 2012)
Fracking bill moves ahead (WRAL, Jun 6 2012)
Senate committee OKs fracking bill (Charlotte Observer, Jun 6 2012)
Fracking dangers greater in N.C. (Winston-Salem Journal, Jun 3 2012)
Natural gas gold rush: Is your state next? (USA Today, May 29 2012)
Sunscreen in the Sky? Reflective Particles May Combat Warming (National Geographic News, May 29 2012)
Obama environmental adviser tours Durham solar start-up (Durham Herald-Sun, May 23 2012)
Waste Industries to launch natural gas-powered truck fleet (Durham Herald-Sun, May 22 2012)
Fracking in North Carolina could carry extra risks (Raleigh News & Observer, May 20 2012)
Fracking and the Future of Gas: Rob Jackson at TEDxNCSSM (Youtube, May 3 2012)
Water quality near Sanford tested before 'fracking' starts (WRAL, May 2 2012)
Testing water could protect homeowners, drillers (WRAL, May 2 2012)
Resistant to Change: Ocean acidification is a product of our emissions, but there’s little will to change our ways (E Magazine, May 1 2012)
Expert answers your questions on fracking (USA Today, Apr 24 2012)
Durham homebuilder keeping mineral rights on homes (WTVD, Apr 12 2012)
High Methane in Pennsylvania Water Deemed Safe by EPA (Bloomberg, Mar 30 2012)
The right agency to oversee drilling (Raleigh News & Observer (op-ed), Mar 21 2012)
Fear of fracking: How public concerns put an energy renaissance at risk (Globe and Mail, Mar 10 2012)
Why Not Frack? (The New York Review of Books, Mar 8 2012)
Can the problems with fracking be fixed? (Washington Post (Ezra Klein's Wonkblog), Feb 28 2012)
Why go greener? All of the above (Raleigh News & Observer op-ed, Feb 26 2012)
Fracking fracas: Pros and cons of controversial gas extraction process (Toronto Star, Feb 5 2012)
Fracking health risks: Drilling into the unknown (NewScientist, Jan 25 2012)
Beyond Hype, a Closer Look at New York’s Choice on Shale Gas (New York Times Dot Earth blog, Jan 23 2012)
Minds Meet on Shale Gas, Fracking (TheGreenGrok, Jan 10 2012)
Earthquakes prompt Ohio fracking ban (APM Marketplace, Jan 3 2012)

2011

#21: New Fracking Worries: Methane Leaks, Radioactive Water (Top Science Stories of 2011) (Discover Magazine, Dec 20 2011)
Preemies Infected With More Dangerous Types of Bacteria: Study (HealthDay, Dec 9 2011)
Premature Babies Harbor Fewer, But More Dangerous Microbe Types (Duke Medicine news release, Dec 8 2011)
Boston's Leaky Gas Lines May Be Tough On The Trees (NPR, Nov 21 2011)
New National Climate Science Plan Puts Humans at the Forefront (Duke news release, Nov 16 2011)
How Europe's cap-and-trade system brings jobs to Ga.'s piney woods (ClimateWire, Oct 31 2011)
The Fracking Industry's War On The New York Times -- And The Truth (Huffington Post, Oct 20 2011)
Fracking for natural gas can work if done right (Winston-Salem Journal, Oct 13 2011)
Elon University examines hydrofracking controversy (News 14 Carolina, Sep 30 2011)
Barack Obama slams Rick Perry on climate change, citing Texas wildfires St Petersburg Times (PolitiFact.com, Sep 28 2011)
Spin overtaking facts in Marcellus Shale debate (Associated Press, Sep 25 2011)
Personally Speaking: Fracking and the Philosophy of Research (Dukenvironment Magazine, Sep 21 2011)
In the Midst of a Fracking Firestorm (Dukenvironment Magazine, Sep 21 2011)
'Fracking' Explained (Duke University On Demand, Sep 15 2011)
The value of curiosity (Durham Herald Sun, Sep 13 2011)
Ethanol Carbon Sequestration Plant Holds Lessons for Coal (ClimateWire via New York Times, Sep 12 2011)
Power Flow: Putting a price on emissions could save water at U.S. power plants (Conservation Magazine, Aug 15 2011)
'Fracking': Did Energy Department report clear up controversy? (Christian Science Monitor, Aug 11 2011)
Worries Over Water As Natural Gas Fracking Expands (NPR Morning Edition, Aug 2 2011)
Special Report: The fight for and against fracking (WNCN NBC17.com, Jul 28 2011)
Lessons on pigs, drilling rigs (Charlotte Observer op-ed, Jul 17 2011)
As ‘Sinks’ for Carbon, Forests Are Even Mightier Than Assumed (New York Times Green blog, Jul 15 2011)
Nicholas School “Fracking” Study Among Top Five Most-Read Papers on PNAS Website (Duke University, Jul 11 2011)
Swine and shale gas: lessons for N.C. (Raleigh News and Observer op-ed, Jul 10 2011)
Duke Professor Robert Jackson Explains Hydrofracking’s Impact on Water Supply (The Capitol, Jun 30 2011)
Fracking our lives away (Hudson Valley Chronic, Jun 28 2011)
Shale gas in Europe: Golden age will need golden standards first (Financial Times, Jun 27 2011)
The Facts About Fracking (The Wall Street Journal, Jun 25 2011)
Hydrofracking in North Carolina (NCAPT OPEN/net, Jun 21 2011)
Shale gas extraction (EarthSky, Jun 12 2011)
The Natural Gas And Fracking Controversy (NPR On Point, Jun 10 2011)
North Carolina Moves Closer to Fracking (Reuters, Jun 7 2011)
Water with Gas The State of Things (WUNC radio, May 19 2011)
Gaz de schiste - Une première preuve de la contamination Le Devoir (, May 17 2011)
Gas Drilling Companies Hold Data Needed by Researchers to Assess Risk to Water Quality (ProPublica, May 17 2011)
Susquehanna is America's most endangered river, environmental group says T (he Patriot-News Pennsylvania, May 17 2011)
A Better Way to Frack? (Reason.com, May 17 2011)
Duke study stokes debate on fracking and water (AWWA streamlines, May 17 2011)
Fracking, methane and drinking water (Environmental Law and Litigation, May 17 2011)
Gas drilling study is 'good news': industry, environmentalists (Times & Transcript New Brunswick, May 16 2011)
Methane Fouls Well Water (Chemical & Engineering News, May 16 2011)
Methane levels 17 times higher in water wells near shale gas fracking sites, study finds (Public Power Weekly, May 16 2011)
Shale gas linked to bad water (The Montreal Gazette, May 14 2011)
Alberta shuns U.S. shale gas drilling fears (Calgary Herald, May 14 2011)
Study Links Methane In Water To Gas Extraction (NPR Science Friday, May 13 2011)
Flammable Gas In Drinking Water From Hydraulic Fracking (PRI Living on Earth, May 13 2011)
Shale gas zum Tanzen: What the FRACK is going on? (Klima der Gerechtigkeit, May 13 2011)
Test well water near hydro-fracking sites: study (CBC News, May 13 2011)
Fracking Friction Intensifies as Studies Continue (Investor Uprising, May 13 2011)
Baffled About Fracking? You're Not Alone (Greewire via New York Times, May 13 2011)
Fracking pollution a reality which has to be faced (The Land, May 12 2011)
Hydrofracking's methane issue (Raleigh News and Observer op-ed, May 12 2011)
United States investigates fracking safety (Nature, May 12 2011)
In First, Scientific Study Links ‘Fracking’ to Flammable Water (Planetsave, May 12 2011)
Fracking Linked to Flammable Drinking Water (Green Chip Stocks, May 12 2011)
New study reveals dangerous levels of flammable methane in drinking water wells (The Colorado Independent, May 11 2011)
Methan im Trinkwasser (NZZ.ch, May 11 2011)
Jackson Says More Studies Needed on Hydraulic Fracturing (Bloomberg, May 10 2011)
Hydraulic Fracturing (Energy & Environmental Law Blog, May 10 2011)
Gas drilling contaminates drinking water (NewScientist.com, May 10 2011)
Drake University study links natural gas fracturing to methane in drinking water (Free Speech Radio, May 10 2011)
Fracking Study May Expose Natural Gas Industry To Regulation (Forbes.com, May 10 2011)
Fracking Takes Another Hit (Mother Jones, May 10 2011)
‘Fracking’ Scientifically Linked To Water Contamination (WBUR Here & Now, May 10 2011)
Fracking is good for you. Trust me, I have a nice voice and I could be your neighbor (Discover Magazine blog, May 10 2011)
Strong evidence that shale drilling is risky (Philadelphia Inquirer, May 10 2011)
Methane Levels 17 Times Higher in Water Wells Near Hydrofracking Sites, Study Finds (ScienceDaily, May 10 2011)
Hydrofracking and Drinking Water Contamination? (TheGreenGrok, May 10 2011)
Natural gas fracking can make local well water explosive (Ars Technica, May 10 2011)
Water near 'fracking' sites contaminated? (UPI, May 10 2011)
Tainted drinking water found near gas wells (CNN Money, May 10 2011)
Drilling Is Tied to Gas in Eastern Well Water (Wall Street Journal, May 10 2011)
Study: shale gas drilling may contaminate drinking water with methane (Xinhua, May 10 2011)
Methane in water near US shale gas drillers: study (AFP, May 10 2011)
Gas Firms Dispute Methane Contamination Study (Huffington Post, May 10 2011)
Jackson Says More Studies Needed on Hydraulic Fracturing (Bloomberg via Duke, May 10 2011)
Study finds methane in wells near natural gas drilling (USA Today, May 9 2011)
'Fracking' for natural gas is polluting ground water, study concludes (Christian Science Monitor, May 9 2011)
Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas Pollutes Water Wells (Scientific American, May 9 2011)
Study Finds Methane Contamination Rises Near Shale Gas Wells (Greewire via New York Times, May 9 2011)
Study finds methane contamination rises near shale gas wells (Greenwire, May 9 2011)
Scientific Study Links Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking (ProPublica, May 9 2011)
Study finds gas in drinking water near drilling (Bloomberg Businessweek, May 9 2011)
Study finds methane in wells near natural gas drilling (, May 9 2011)
Methane on Tap: Study Links Pollution to Gas Drilling (National Geographic News, May 9 2011)
Another Fracking Mess for the Shale-Gas Industry (Time, May 9 2011)
High Methane Levels in Water Near Hydrofracking Sites (WUNC radio, May 9 2011)
Report links fracking to tainted drinking water (Reuters, May 9 2011)
Gas in Marcellus Water Wells Is Explosion Risk, Study Says (Bloomberg, May 9 2011)
Le gaz de schiste contaminerait l'eau potable selon une étude américaine (Radio-Canada.ca, May 9 2011)
Gas Fracking Linked with Water Contamination (Forbes.com, May 9 2011)
Hydrofracking Changes Water Wells (Duke Today press release, May 9 2011)
Study: High-Tech Gas Drilling Is Fouling Drinking Water (Science Now, May 9 2011)
Methane Levels 17 Times Higher in Water Wells Near Hydrofracking Sites (Duke Environment at the Nicholas School press release, May 9 2011)
Duke study: High levels of methane in drinking water wells linked to fracking (The Independent Weekly, May 9 2011)
Methane threat to drinking water (Nature, May 9 2011)
Methane contamination of water rises near to shale gas sites, study shows (The Guardian, May 9 2011)
Shale gas drilling 'contaminates drinking water' (BBC, May 9 2011)
Super Corn Sought to Limit Nitrogen Use, Pollution (Bloomberg, Apr 14 2011)
Carbon-rich mangroves ripe for conservation (Nature News, Apr 3 2011)
A “neoenvironmental” manifesto (Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Mar 1 2011)
The Ecosystem Inside (Discover Magazine, Mar 1 2011)
Podcast: News Director Sally Mauk talks with climate change scientist Rob Jackson (Montana Evening Edition, Feb 1 2011)
Climate initiative gives Scripps global goals (San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan 22 2011)
Pfffft Goes Promise of Pumping C02 Underground (The Tyee, Jan 12 2011)