Local news reports of fracking problems
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Gas explosions
- Hutchinson, Kansas: "An Unseen Leak, Then Boom," ProPublica, June 21, 2012. (Gas and water eruptions from an underground gas storage field seven miles away, killing two.)
Injection well leaks
- Chico, Texas: "Injection Wells: The Poison Beneath Us," ProPublica, June 21, 2012.
Water contamination
- DeBerry, Texas: "Polluted Water Fuels a Battle for Answers," ProPublica, June 21, 2012. (Heavy metals near injection wells and illegal waste dumps)
Wastewater spill
- Marr, Ohio: "Fracking wastewater leaked onto Ohio roads, News and Sentinel, December 24, 2011
Wastewater leaks
- McDonald, Pennsylvania: "Chevron Fracking Pipe Leak In Pennsylvania Worse Than Previously Thought, Company Says," Huffington Post, February 28, 2012
- Amwell, Pennsylvania: "Washington County families sue over fracking, water testing," Pittsburgh Post- Gazette, May 26, 2012
- LeRoy Township, Pennsylvania: "Operator suspends fracking in state," Times Leader, April 22, 2011 (Well leaks flow-back water after blowout near Canton, PA)
