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FracFocus site criticized in Harvard report

April 24, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WILLISTON The website North Dakota and several other states use to monitor hydraulic fracturing has too many flaws to be effective, says a new report from Harvard Law School. Continue Reading

FOTB: Meet the FRACN8R

March 23, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WILLISTON Monte Besler’s job can be summed up in his license plate: FRACN8R. Continue Reading

Unlikely partners in gas drilling: Oil companies, environmental groups agree on tough new fracking standards

March 20, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

PITTSBURGH Some of the nation’s biggest oil and gas companies have made peace with environmentalists, agreeing to a voluntary set of tough new standards for fracking in the Northeast that could lead to a major expansion of drilling. Continue Reading

Injecting a dose of new ideas

February 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Could there be a better way to dispose of hydraulic fracturing wastewater in the near future? Continue Reading

Duluth man dies in ND hydraulic fracturing accident

January 21, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Mike Krajewski died about 3:30 p.m. Saturday at a Halliburton location about 24 miles north of Watford City.
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EPA changed course after gas company protests

January 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WEATHERFORD, Texas When a man in a Fort Worth suburb reported his family’s drinking water had begun bubbling like champagne, the federal government sounded an alarm: A company may have tainted their wells while drilling for natural gas. Continue Reading

A deeper look at fracking process

December 19, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Hydraulic fracturing has been used on both gas and water wells in South Dakota for decades, but to a limited extent. Continue Reading

Minnesota city’s council backs frac sand project

December 18, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

WABASHA, Minn. A proposed rail shipping hub for sand used by the oil and natural gas industries took a major step forward when the Wabasha City Council rejected a request to commission a study on the environmental risks that the sand and hundreds of trucks a day would bring to the picturesque Mississippi River town. Continue Reading

Clay under Stark, Dunn counties a boon: Study reveals massive load of fracking material

October 13, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

Could a certain type of clay prominent in western North Dakota make the hydraulic fracturing process easier for energy companies while simultaneously providing even more of an economic boost to the Oil Patch? Continue Reading

Not wasting wastewater: Innovative solution to sewage problem allows cities to grow

September 29, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

RAY Developer Tom Serie could fill two 12-plex apartment buildings here tomorrow. Continue Reading