newjerseynewsroom.com

1. Upper Delaware River described as nation’s most endangered
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... as hydraulic fracturing or "fracking'' is a threat to water supplies. The gas industry argues that fracking is safe. The Delaware River Basin Commission last month announced it is drafting regulations ...

2. Concerns grow over natural gas drilling in eastern United States
(U.S./Nation)

... fracturing, or hydro fracking, as it's also called, shoots thousands of cubic meters of fresh water, mixed with sand and a proprietary blend of more than 200 chemicals, deep underground, first vertically, ...

3. Environmental pitfalls of drilling for gas in U.S.
(U.S./Nation)

... hydraulic fracturing, which shoots vast amounts of fluid underground to break up the rock and release that gas. “Hydrofracking” uses toxic chemicals -- their identities are protected as business ...