California Regulators Approve More Oil Well Permits Amid a Crisis of Leaking...
FracTracker’s in-the-field inspections and updated analysis of CalGEM permit data shows that California’s regulatory practices and permitting policies risk exposing frontline communities to VOCs from...
View ArticleFracTracker Finds Widespread Hydrocarbon Emissions from Active & Idle Oil and...
FracTracker inspections of oil and gas infrastructure using an optical gas imaging camera found numerous sources of uncontrolled emissions in three California counties. The post FracTracker Finds...
View ArticleCalGEM Permit Review Q4 2022: Oil Permit Approvals Show Steep Rise Within...
During the fourth quarter of 2022, California regulator CalGEM issued oil and gas operators 222 new drilling permits, an increase of over 750% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. Of those, nearly...
View ArticleAssessment of Rework Permits on Oil Production from Operational Wells Within...
This analysis shows that the policy proposed in SB 1137 of denying rework permits within the health protection zones is a commonsense public health intervention that would have minimal effects on...
View ArticleCalGEM Permit Review Q1 2023: Well Rework Permits Increase by 76% in California
In Q1 2023, the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) gave out 896 rework permits to oil companies. More than half of these permits were for wells located within 3,200 feet of homes,...
View ArticleEvaluation of the Capacity for Water Recycling for Colorado Oil and Gas...
A report by FracTracker Alliance finds Colorado’s oil and gas industry has produced enough wastewater statewide to completely satisfy the current and past needs of source water for hydraulic fracturing...
View ArticleAssessment of Oil and Gas Well Ownership Transfers in California
A report by FracTracker Alliance finds that more comprehensive bonding requirements are necessary to protect the state of California from being left financially accountable for the plugging and...
View ArticleOil and Gas Activity Within California Public Health Protection Zones
Assessment shows hundreds of sensitive receptor sites located within 3,200 feet of operational oil and gas wells in California would have been protected if California Senate Bill 1137 had not been...
View ArticleIndex of Oil and Gas Operator Health in California Shows Risks to State...
Though a handful of California of oil and gas operators continue to produce profitable volumes of oil, the majority of California operators, including the state’s oil and gas major corporations,...
View ArticleEmpowering Colorado Communities: The Importance of the Community Right to...
Communities in Colorado should be immediately informed of oil and gas spills that increase their health risks. Our analysis shows why public health alerts are particularly important for communities...
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