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The Weather Channel position statement on #climatechange: http://t.co/SrcnQe7JMl @weatherchannel - 2 hours 22 min
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Follwing @insideclimate report on #fracking waste dangers, Pa. congressman @CartwrightPA launches investigation: http://t.co/oF6kVzfX4y - 4 hours 35 min
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Just dawned on me I'm flying into SFO tomorrow to talk #KXL at Commonwealth Club. Surely that will be the talk of the town. Go Giants! - 9 hours 55 min
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Material Risks: How Public Accountability Is Slowing Tar Sands Development http://t.co/EpDL7APhUF via @priceofoil - 12 hours 9 min
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Increased LNG exports result in higher total primary energy use and energy-related CO2 emissions in the US says EIA http://t.co/WkpObLMW8S - 14 hours 38 min
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New analysis of LNG exports by EIA is here http://t.co/WkpObLMW8S - 14 hours 42 min
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RT @climategeorge: Weather Channel statement on #climatechange entirely disagrees with its denying founder http://t.co/RiSU0yv2lx http://t.… - 14 hours 49 min
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New frog species found in New York http://t.co/yptwgtkWRk another fast breaking news story for Kermit? - 17 hours 43 min
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BREAKING: Pennsylvania Congressman Launches Frack Waste Investigation as Concern Rises. @InsideClimate News http://t.co/wI5WAJ7Ewf - 17 hours 45 min
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Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale: Big Oil & Bad Air on the Texas Prairie
An eight-month investigation into the public health consequences of unmitigated oil and gas industry sprawl in Texas
Members of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team from InsideClimate News, together with the Center for Public Integrity and The Weather Channel, reveal that as oil and gas booms in Texas, legislators and regulators are more intent on protecting the industry than residents who fear for their health from the air they breathe.
►THE INVESTIGATION
Fracking Boom Spews Toxic Air Emissions on Texas Residents
Eight-month investigation shows that the Texas State Legislature is more intent on protecting the industry than protecting residents' health.
Texas Officials Turn Blind Eye to Fracking Industry's Toxic Air Emissions
More than 2,400 air emissions permits have been issued in the Eagle Ford without safeguards to limit toxic chemicals breathed in by residents.
How We Got the Story
Summary of Main Findings
Press Release
Fracking Boom Spews Toxic Air Emissions on Texas Residents (The Condensed Version)
Texas Officials Turn Blind Eye to Fracking Industry's Toxic Air Emissions (The Condensed Version)
►THE VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
►THE SLIDESHOW
►THE INFOGRAPHICS
Air Emissions From Oil and Gas Development in the Eagle Ford
Complaints Lodged Hint at Scope of Toxic Air Problem
Drilling Permits Rise as The TCEQ's Budget Falls
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►ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Description of the Oil Well Extraction Process
The Oil Well Extraction Process (A Glossary of Terms)
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First Study of Its Kind Detects 44 Hazardous Air Pollutants at Gas Drilling Sites
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