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1 | State | State Fracking Statistics | State info | LOCAL/REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | # of oil & gas wells | Setbacks | Chemical disclosure? | Summary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Alabama | one to 1000 | None | N/A | The Alabama Oil and Gas Board oversees fracking in Alabama; state rules and regulations are here: https://www.ogb.state.al.us/ogb/rules The majority of the state's natural gas production is from coalbed methane, primarily extracted from the Black Warrior Basin and Cahaba Basin. | Southern Environmental Law Center https://www.southernenvironment.org/cases-and-projects/fracking-in-the-southeast Black Warrior Riverkeeper https://blackwarriorriver.org/coalbed-methane-fracking/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Alaska | 1001 to 10k | None | No | The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission regulates fracking in Alaska; statutes pertaining to fracking are here: http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/statutes.asp#31.05.005 Though small-scale fracking has occurred in the state since the 1980s, recent discoveries of significant new oil reserves have created potential for much larger onshore and offshore fracking operations. Current regulations require public disclosure of fracking chemicals, except those deemed "trade secrets." | Cook Inletkeeper https://inletkeeper.org/ Alaska Rising Tide https://www.facebook.com/pg/alaskarisingtide/about/ Alaska Climate Action Network http://www.akclimateaction.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Arizona | one to 1000 | 100 ft to 500 ft | N/A | The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission regulates the oil and gas industry in Arizona. Statutes and rules are here: https://apps.azsos.gov/public_services/Title_12/12-07.pdf Arizona has limited crude oil and gas production, mostly concentrated in Apache County in the northeastern part of the state. In 2019, conservation groups sued the Trump administration for leasing 4,200 acres of public lands in the Little Colorado River basin to oil and gas companies without conducting new environmental reviews or doing tribal consultation. Supporters of the lawsuit have also raised concerns about groundwater depletion and pollution. | No Fracking AZ https://www.nofrackingaz.org/ Moms Clean Air Force https://www.momscleanairforce.org/state-chapters/arizona/ The Center for Biological Diversity https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/ WildEarth Guardians https://wildearthguardians.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Arkansas | 10001 to 100k | 100 ft to 500 ft | No | The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission regulates fracking: http://www.aogc.state.ar.us/rules/rulesregs.aspx The Fayetteville Shale is the center of fracking in the state, though falling natural gas prices have recently brought drilling to a virtual standstill. Prior to that, the region had experienced a dramatic increase in earthquakes, which studies linked to fracking wastewater disposal. Complaints of earthquakes and noise, air, and water pollution led to lawsuits and greater industry scrutiny.The state responded to earthquakes by banning new disposal wells in some areas. Drilling operators must disclose chemicals used in fracking, except those deemed "trade secrets." | Omni Center for Peace and Justice http://omnicenter.org/ Faulkner County Concerned Citizens Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | California | 10001 to 100k | It's complicated | Yes | The California Department of Conservation's Geologic Energy Management Division is primarily responsible for fracking regulation: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Browse/Home/California/CaliforniaCodeofRegulations?guid=I468B9D20D48411DEBC02831C6D6C108E&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29 In 2015, California adopted strict new rules requiring oil companies to increase monitoring/reporting of water use/quality, expand seismic analysis and public disclosure of fracking chemicals. In 2019, the state enacted additional laws to shift regulatory priorities further toward environmental protection and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Actions included halting approvals of hundreds of fracking permits while environmental impacts were studied, and consideration of new strategies to strengthen public health protections, including significantly expanded buffers in populated areas. Another piece of legislation forbids state entities from entering into lease agreements aimed at developing petroleum infrastructure on federally protected lands. | Central California Environmental Justice Network https://ccejn.org/ Californians against Fracking http://californiansagainstfracking.org/ Santa Barbara County Water Guardians http://www.sbcountywaterguardians.org/ Center for Race, Poverty, and the Environment https://crpe-ej.org/our-work/climate-change-and-energy/oil-gas-fracking/ Whittier Hills Oil Watch https://www.facebook.com/groups/whittier-hills-oil-watch-whow-group-123505191011096/ Frack-Free Butte County https://www.facebook.com/frackfreebuttecounty/ Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles www.psr-la.org Earthjustice www.earthjustice.org/ Earthworks www.earthworks.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Colorado | 10001 to 100k | 500 to 1000 feet | Yes | Rules governing fracking come from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Act, which grants the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission regulatory authority. Rules are here: http://cogcc.state.co.us/reg.html#/rules However, significant changes are underway. SB181, signed into law in 2019, overhauls state oil and gas regulations and requires greater prioritization of safety and human health. The law grants local government more authority to regulate/restrict the industry. Existing rules must be rewritten and are thus subject to change in 2020 and beyond. | Colorado Rising https://corising.org/ Our Health, Our Future, Our Longmont Frack Free Colorado https://www.frackfreecolorado.com/ Boulderites Ban fracking https://www.facebook.com/Boulderites-Ban-Fracking-274610185994830/ Erie Protectors https://erieprotectors.com/ Moms Clean Air Force https://www.momscleanairforce.org/state-chapters/colorado/ Physicians for Social Responsibility Colorado https://www.psr.org/chapters/colorado/ Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (maintains a number for reporting health concerns associated with oil and gas industry and an archive of health/risk studies) https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/categories/services-and-information/environment/oil-and-gas/oil-and-gas-and-your-health | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Connecticut | None | Not applicable | N/A | There are no unconventional oil and gas wells in Connecticut. But several dozen communities have taken preemptive action to ban the import and disposal of drilling waste from nearby states like Pennsylvania, and in 2019, the Connecticut legislature passed a statewide law banning waste from oil and gas drilling. | Food & Water Watch www.foodandwaterwatch.org/state/connecticut Greenwich Conservation Advocates https://greenwichconservationadvocates.org/ Eastern CT Green Action https://www.easternctgreenaction.com/ Collaborative Center for Justice https://ccfj.org/ Citizens Campaign for the Environment https://www.citizenscampaign.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Delaware | None | Not applicable | N/A | There are currently no unconventional oil and gas wells in Delaware. | Delaware Riverkeeper Network www.delawareriverkeeper.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Florida | None | Not applicable | N/A | There are currently no fracking operations in Florida. But shortly after taking office in January 2019, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis announced an executive order to begin the process of banning fracking. At the end of the 2019 legislative session, a proposal (SB 200) was approved by the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee to ban fracking. Whether SB 200 can prevail in the 2020 legislative session remains in question, with opponents arguing for modernization of Florida's oil and gas regulations rather than imposing an outright fracking ban. | Floridians Against Fracking https://www.floridiansagainstfracking.org/?fbclid=IwAR084Hhqo1Uu60_yhREl_e_LEFHzrBVxIpGTq5vQmKmPFzf5vrLuaPVXE3M Food and Water Watch Florida https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/insight/they-told-us-banning-fracking-florida-was-impossible-thankfully-we-didnt-listen Physicians for Social Responsibility Florida https://psrflorida.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Georgia | None | It's complicated | N/A | Although Georgia has no oil and gas production, the state passed its first fracking law in 2018, which updated drilling rules and increased environmental protections. The law created an oil and gas board to oversee drilling, increased opportunities for public involvement in advance of fracking operations, and beefed up companies' accountability for groundwater quality, abandoned site cleanup, and fracking chemical disclosure. The law also grants greater local government control over fracking activities. The state's Environmental Protection Division's Department of Natural Resources oversees the industry; environmental laws are here: https://epd.georgia.gov/rules-laws-enforcement/existing-rules-and-corresponding-laws | Southern Environmental Law Center https://www.southernenvironment.org/cases-and-projects/fracking-in-the-southeast | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Hawaii | None | Not applicable | N/A | There are currently no unconventional oil and gas wells in Hawaii. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Idaho | None | 100 ft to 500 ft | N/A | The Idaho Department of Lands-Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission oversees the oil and gas industry. Rules and statutes can be accessed here: https://ogcc.idaho.gov/rules-statutes/ While natural gas production occurs in southeastern Idaho, the state's geology doesn't currently require use of fracking at this time. | Wild Idaho Rising Tide https://wildidahorisingtide.org/ Idaho Residents Against Gas Extraction https://www.facebook.com/groups/264716450257682// | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Illinois | 10001 to 100k | 100 ft to 500 ft | No | Oil and gas production in Illinois is overseen by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. In 2013, the legislature passed the Illinois Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act, which allowed the IDNR to regulate so-called high-volume fracking according to new, more restrictive rules. However, fracking opponents have continued pushing for tougher restrictions on fracking chemical disclosure as well as on low-volume fracking, which is governed by the Oil and Gas Act of 1951 and not subject to the more stringent restrictions imposed by the 2013 law. | Illinois People's Action http://www.illinoispeoplesaction.org/environment.html Southern Illinoisans Against Fracking Our Environment https://www.dontfractureillinois.net/ Frack Free Illinois https://www.facebook.com/FrackFreeIllinois/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Indiana | 1001 to 10k | 100 ft to 500 ft | The Indiana Department of Natural Resources-Division of Oil and Gas oversees O&G production. Regulations governing the industry are here: https://www.in.gov/dnr/dnroil/2609.htm#regs Indiana requires public disclosure of fracking chemicals, but exempts those deemed "trade secrets." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Iowa | None | Not applicable | Iowa has no oil or natural gas reserves. However, frac sand mining in northeastern Iowa near the Wisconsin border has raised community concerns about environmental health impacts, including lung disease associated with long-term exposure to silica dust. Several counties in the region have now passed moratoriums on frac sand mining. | Allamakee County Protectors https://www.facebook.com/AllamakeeCountyProtectors/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Kansas | 10001 to 100k | None | The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) oversees oil and gas production. Statutes and regulations are here: https://kcc.ks.gov/records-information/statutes-and-regulations Most fracking in Kansas occurred near the Oklahoma border until 2017, when the KCC received an application to frack in the Flint Hills. Residents protested, concerned in part about water contamination risks from two types of injection wells: enhanced recovery wells and wastewater disposal wells, as well as increased earthquake risks from disposal wells. To reduce earthquakes, the Kansas Corporation Commission has taken measures restricting wastewater injection wells and quantities in areas reporting increased seismic activity. | Flint Hill Stewards https://www.facebook.com/flinthillsstewards/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Kentucky | 10001 to 100k | 100 ft to 500 ft | The Energy and Environment Cabinet-Division of Oil and Gas oversees the industry in Kentucky. Statutes and regulations are here: https://eec.ky.gov/Natural-Resources/Oil-and-Gas/Pages/Oil-and-Gas-Regulations-Statutes.aspx In recent years the state has grappled with revelations that concentrated radioactive fracking waste from out of state had been illegally dumped in Eastern Kentucky's rural Estill and Greenup counties, prompting calls to tighten regulations governing the industry. Kentucky requires public disclosure of fracking chemicals, except those deemed "trade secrets." | Kentucky Environmental Foundation https://www.kyenvironmentalfoundation.org/ Kentucky Waterways Alliance https://kwalliance.org/what-we-do/clean-water-policy/pollution-prevention/fracking-ky/ Frack Free Foothills https://www.frackfreefoothills.net/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Louisiana | 10001 to 100k | 100 ft to 500 ft | Yes | The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regulates the industry: https://deq.louisiana.gov/assets/docs/General/eqa.pdf In recent years, Louisianans have raised concerns over on and offshore fracking, pipelines, and waste disposal, including dumping billions of gallons of fracking waste in the Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, residents of so-called "Cancer Alley" along the Mississippi River have raised renewed concerns about further oil, gas, and petrochemical development. Louisiana has a preemption statute and other laws limiting local control. In 2011, new rules required operators to obtain permits before fracking and to publicly disclose fracking chemicals, but still exempts those considered “trade secrets.” | Go Green Army http://generalhonore.com/go-green-army/ Atchafalaya Basinkeeper (against the Bayou Bridge Pipeline) https://www.basinkeeper.org/abk-in-action Rise St. James (EJ group resisting plastic production development from frac gas in "Cancer Alley") https://www.stopformosa.org Concerned Citizens of St. Tammany (CK that the organization is still active - website not updated isnce 2016) http://ccstp.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Maine | None | Not applicable | Maine has no oil or natural gas reserves. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Maryland | None | Not applicable | Maryland banned fracking in 2017. | Chesapeake Bay Foundation https://www.cbf.org/ Don't Frack Maryland http://www.dontfrackmd.org/ Physicians for Social Responsibility http://www.chesapeakepsr.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Massachusetts | None | Not applicable | Massachusetts has no significant crude oil or natural gas reserves/production. | No Fracked Gas in Mass https://nofrackedgasbulletins.wordpress.com/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Michigan | 10001 to 100k | 100 ft to 500 ft | Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality-Oil, Gas and Minerals Division regulates fracking: https://www.michigan.gov/egle/0,4561,7-135-3306_57064---,00.html In 2015, the University of Michigan released a comprehensive report on fracking in the state: http://graham.umich.edu/emopps/hydraulic-fracturing Several bills to strengthen fracking regulation have been proposed in recent years. Since 2017, Michigan has required companies to publicly disclose fracking chemicals, except those deemed "trade secrets." A group called the Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan has been trying to qualify a ballot initiative; litigation continues: https://bit.ly/2smSVS1 | Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan https://www.letsbanfracking.org/ Ban Michigan Fracking http://banmichiganfracking.org/ Don't Frack West Michigan https://www.facebook.com/dontfrackwestmichigan/ Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation https://savemiwater.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Minnesota | None | Not applicable | Although there are currently no unconventional oil and gas wells in Minnesota, silica/frac sand mining in southeastern Minnesota has raised community concerns about environmental health impacts, including lung disease associated with long-term exposure to silica dust. In 2016, Winona County banned the practice. The state agencies in charge of regulating silica mining are the Department of Natural Resources https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/silicasand/index.html and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. https://www.pca.state.mn.us/regulations/silica-sand-mining | Environment Minnesota https://environmentminnesotacenter.org/ Save the Bluffs https://www.facebook.com/pg/Save-The-Bluffs-151215398283827/about/?ref=page_internal Land Stewardship Project https://landstewardshipproject.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Mississippi | 1001 to 10k | None | The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and Oil and Gas Board regulate fracking; rules are here: https://www.ogb.state.ms.us/rulebook.html The Tuscaloosa Marine Shale had been a hotspot for crude oil fracking in recent years, but drilling began to decline as the price of crude oil plummeted. Mississippi has generally been favorable to fracking. The state requires fracking operators to publicly disclose fracking chemicals, except those deemed "trade secrets." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Missouri | one to 1000 | None | The Missouri Department of Natural Resources regulates the oil and gas industry; rules are here: https://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/10csr/10csr.asp Although Missouri has only limited natural gas reserves, the eastern part of the state has developed reserves of silica sand, which is used in the fracking process in nearby states. Frac sand mining has raised community concerns about environmental impacts like air pollution, and associated health problems including lung disease associated with long-term exposure to silica dust. | Environment Missouri Research and Policy Center https://environmentmissouricenter.org/page/moc/about-us | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Montana | one to 1000 | None | The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation-Board of Oil and Gas Conservation regulates fracking. Rules are here: http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome.asp?Chapter=36.22 Fracking is concentrated in the northeast corner of the state, in the Bakken oil field. Recent BLM oil and gas lease auctions in Montana have opened additional environmentally sensitive areas to fracking. Landowners and environmental groups have sued to protect land and groundwater resources, particularly in the Powder River Basin spanning northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana. Montana requires operators to publicly disclose fracking chemicals, except those deemed "trade secrets." | Montana Environmental Information Center https://meic.org/ WildEarth Guardians https://wildearthguardians.org/ Northern Plains Resource Council https://northernplains.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Nebraska | one to 1000 | None | The Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission regulates fracking; rules are here: http://www.nogcc.ne.gov/NOGCCrulesstatutesindex.aspx A major issue for Nebraska has been the disposal of fracking wastewater from neigboring states, raising concerns about earthquakes, groundwater contamination, and risks of transporting hazardous materials by truck. Nebraska requires public disclosure of fracking chemicals, except those deemed "trade secrets." | Bold Alliance/Bold Nebraska http://boldnebraska.org/tag/fracking/ Nebraska Sierra Club https://www.sierraclub.org/nebraska | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Nevada | one to 1000 | 100 ft to 500 ft | The Nevada Commission on Mineral Resources regulates the oil and gas industry: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-522.html In 2014, Nevada enacted strict fracking regulations. In 2017, the state assembly approved a fracking ban that was subsequently voted down by the state senate. Nevada has only limited oil and gas development. But under the Trump administration, the Bureau of Land Management aggressively pushed oil and gas leasing on public lands in Nevada. This has prompted protests from some local government officials concerned about groundwater contamination, and lawsuits by environmental groups to protect wildlife and water resources. | Nevadans Against Fracking https://www.facebook.com/NevadansAgainstFracking/ Western Watersheds Project https://www.westernwatersheds.org/ The Wilderness Society https://www.wilderness.org/ Save Nevada's Water: Ban Fracking in Nevada https://www.facebook.com/whatthefracknv/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | New Hampshire | None | Not applicable | New Hampshire has no oil or natural gas reserves. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | New Jersey | None | Not applicable | New Jersey has no significant oil or natural gas reserves. However, fracking opponents have advocated for the state to support a fracking ban in the Delaware River Basin, as well as a ban on storage, treatment, and disposal of fracking wastewater and water withdrawals for natural-gas drilling outside the basin. In 2019, New Jersey's Democratic governor, Phil Murphy, called for a total fracking ban in the Delaware River Basin, including storage, treatment, and disposal of fracking waste and water exports from the watershed for drilling. | Food & Water Watch https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/state/new-jersey Delware Riverkeeper Network https://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/ Environment New Jersey https://environmentnewjersey.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | New Mexico | 10001 to 100k | None | Yes | The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department's Oil Conservation Division (OCD) regulates oil and gas in New Mexico: http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ocd/ As the Permian Basin has boomed, oil and gas drilling in New Mexico has increased dramatically. So have spills. Numerous communities have banned or restricted fracking, but their authority remains in question since the precedent-setting 2015 federal court ruling that Mora County's ban conflicted with state and federal law. In 2019, the legislature passed the Produced Water Act, a bill permitting wastewater re-use. The act also restored OCD authority to assess penalties for industry violations of the Oil and Gas Act. | 350 New Mexico https://350newmexico.org/fracking-in-new-mexico/ Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment (Diné CARE) https://www.dine-care.org/ Wild Earth Guardians https://wildearthguardians.org/ Environment New Mexico https://environmentnewmexico.org/ Food and Water Watch New Mexico https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/state/new-mexico Native Voice Network http://nativevoicenetwork.nationbuilder.com/stopfracking_newmexico Earthworks https://earthworks.org/ Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter https://www.riograndesierraclub.org/ Western Environmental Law Center https://westernlaw.org/ Drilling Mora County https://www.facebook.com/Drilling-Mora-County-433582513648269/ Moms Clean Air Force https://www.momscleanairforce.org/state-chapters/new-mexico/ Physicians for Social Responsibility New Mexico https://www.psr.org/chapters/new-mexico/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | New York | None | Not applicable | New York State banned fracking in 2014. | New Yorkers against Fracking https://www.facebook.com/NewYorkersAgainstFracking/ Delaware Riverkeeper Network www.delawareriverkeeper.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | North Carolina | None | 500 to 1000 feet | The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Oil & Gas Program is responsible for regulating oil and gas production. Rules are here: http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2015a%20-%20environmental%20quality/chapter%2005%20-%20mining%20-%20mineral%20resources/subchapter%20h/subchapter%20h%20rules.pdf While North Carolina has only limited shale gas reserves, the state ushered in the possibility of increased fracking in 2014 when its moratorium was lifted under the Energy Modernization Act. The act and subsequent legislation curtails the ability of local governments to enact their own oil and gas regulations, though some municipalities continued to maintain moratoriums. Several other aspects of the state's Energy Modernization Act remain in flux due to ongoing legal issues. | Frack Free NC https://frackfreenc.org/ Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League http://www.bredl.org/ Appalachian Voices http://appvoices.org/ Southern Environmental Law Center www.southernenvironment.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | North Dakota | 10001 to 100k | 100 ft to 500 ft | The North Dakota Industrial Commission-Oil and Gas Division regulates the oil and gas industry: https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/rules/rulebook.pdf Fracking has played a major role in reviving oil production in the Bakken Shale. Although generally industry friendly, in 2014 the state tightened restrictions on flaring to reduce emissions. Starting in 2016, North Dakota saw massive protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, which now moves millions of barrels of fracked crude oil through the state weekly. In 2017, ND raised the reporting threshold of spilled oil, gas fluids, and wastewater from one barrel (42 gallons) to 10 barrels (420 gallons). | North Dakota Resource Council https://drcinfo.org/ Earthjustice https://earthjustice.org/ Bakken Watch https://www.facebook.com/Bakken-Watch-FB-Page-177741452239877/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Ohio | Over 100k | 100 ft to 500 ft | Yes | Ohio's Department of Natural Resources (DNR)-Division of Oil & Gas Resources Management regulates the industry via the Oil and Gas Law: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/1509 and http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/1501 State rules preempt local restrictions and have generally favored industry. Over time, the legislature has increased DNR regulatory authority, limiting local control. Ohio has grappled with issues like well spacing, wastewater management, and rights of landowners facing mandatory pooling/forced unitization. The state requires public disclosure of fracking chemicals, except those deemed "trade secrets." The citizen-led Ohio Health Registry tracks possible links between fracking and health problems. A growing petrochemical industry along the Ohio River is raising additional concerns about fracking impacts. | Ohio Organizing Collaborative https://www.ohorganizing.org/ Ohio Environmental Council https://theoec.org/ Concerned Citizens Ohio http://www.concernedcitizensohio.org/ No Frack Ohio http://nofrackohio.squarespace.com/tools-and-reseach/?fbclid=IwAR3NwVJ_tHPDesQvLJPAqP9b1lNOcZzHoOk24feVnlJhWMgbexkenSaEEWc Neogap http://neogap.synthasite.com/ Fresh Water Accontability Project https://fwap.org Ohio Health Registry https://www.factohio.org/ohio-health-registry?fbclid=IwAR0oLE-T_iy_gDnD-UQrf-cwr-AvAjXxgLMlynMuHLJGitbjkQXTkng1xXg Ohio Ecological Foods and Farm Association https://action.oeffa.com/energy/ Earthworks www.earthworks.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Oklahoma | 10001 to 100k | 100 ft to 500 ft | The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) regulates oil and gas operations and pipeline safety under the authority of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act. Rules are here: http://www.occeweb.com/rules/rulestxt.htm Like Texas, Oklahoma passed a preemption law in 2015 preventing communities from banning fracking and other oil and gas activities. In 2018, the state tightened fracking rules after studying earthquake clusters related to the practice. As of 2019, Oklahoma was requesting that the federal EPA delegate authority to the state for administering drilling wastewater programs. Oil and gas well operators in the state must disclose fracking chemicals. | Earthjustice https://earthjustice.org/ Stop Fracking Oklahoma https://www.facebook.com/StopFrackingOklahoma/ Earthworks www.earthworks.org Stop Fracking Payne County https://www.facebook.com/groups/1424950051091596/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Oregon | one to 1000 | It's complicated | Oregon has a temporary fracking ban until 2025. | Oregonians for Community Rights https://orcrn.org/state/ Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility https://www.oregonpsr.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Pennsylvania | Over 100k | 100 ft to 500 ft | Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Oil and Gas Management regulates fracking. Rules and statutes are here: https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Energy/OilandGasPrograms/OilandGasMgmt/Pages/Laws,-Regulations-and-Guidelines.aspx The state’s fracking boom has brought concerns about the industry's impacts on public health and water quality, and questions about whether it disproportionately impacts poor, rural communities. In 2019, the state announced an initiative to study fracking health impacts following public pressure in light of dozens of children from heavily-drilled areas developing a rare cancer. A growing petrochemical industry is raising additional concerns about fracking impacts. | Southwestern Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project https://www.environmentalhealthproject.org/ PennEnvironment https://pennenvironment.org/ Pennsylvanians Against Fracking https://www.paagainstfracking.org/about-us/ Protect Our Children https://www.protectourchildrencoalition.org/ Center for Coalfield Justice https://www.coalfieldjustice.org/fracking Mountain Watershed Association https://www.mtwatershed.com/ The Pennsylvania Department of Health also maintains an oil and natural gas production health registry: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/envirohealth/Pages/OilGas.aspx#registry Chesapeake Bay Foundation https://www.cbf.org/ Lancaster Against Pipelines http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/ Moms Clean Air Force https://www.momscleanairforce.org/state-chapters/pennsylvania/ Earthworks www.earthworks.org Delaware Riverkeeper Network www.delawareriverkeeper.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Rhode Island | None | Not applicable | There are currently no unconventional oil and gas wells in Rhode Island. | The FANG Collective (fighting fracked gas LNG terminal in Providence) http://thefangcollective.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | South Carolina | None | Not applicable | South Carolina has no oil or natural gas reserves. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | South Dakota | one to 1000 | None | The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Minerals and Mining Program regulates fracking. State oil and gas regulations are available here: http://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=45-9 South Dakota requires the disclosure of fracking chemicals, but exempts those deemed "trade secrets." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Tennessee | 1001 to 10k | 100 ft to 500 ft | The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's Division of Water Resources-Tennessee Oil and Gas Program oversees fracking in the state. Most fracking occurs in the eastern and northern parts of the state in the Cumberland Plateau and Knox formations, which are part of the larger Chattanooga Shale formation. The state requires fracking operations to report chemicals used in the process, but exempts chemicals deemed "trade secrets" from disclsoure requirements. | Stop Fracking Around Chattanooga https://www.facebook.com/stopfrackingaroundchattanooga/ Southern Environmental Law Center https://www.southernenvironment.org/cases-and-projects/fracking-in-the-southeast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Texas | Over 100k | 100 ft to 500 ft | The Railroad Commission of Texas oversees oil and gas industry regulation; rules are here: https://www.rrc.state.tx.us/general-counsel/rules/current-rules/ law In 2015, the state legislature passed a law that preempts regulation of oil and gas operations by municipalities, effectively ending local drilling/fracking prohibitions. It provided very limited exemptions for local regulation, but only if such rules are deemed “commercially reasonable.” Subsequent bills seeking to diminish the power of the law have failed to advance. | Environment Texas https://environmenttexas.org/ Texas Campaign for the Environment https://www.texasenvironment.org/ Physicians for Social Responsibility https://texaspsr.org/ Moms Clean Air Force https://www.momscleanairforce.org/state-chapters/texas/ Earthworks www.earthworks.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Utah | 10001 to 100k | 100 ft to 500 ft | The Department of Natural Resources-Division of Oil, Gas and Mining regulates fracking in Utah. Communities across Utah have raised concern about the impact of fracking and frac sand mining on air and water quality, water supply, wildlife, the tourism industry, and cultural sites. A particular point of contention involves the opening of public lands, often near national parks, monuments, and wilderness areas, to fracking and drilling. In 2019, the Bureau of Land Management suspended 130 oil and gas leases after a lawsuit contended that the leases violated federal law by failing to assess impacts on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. | Center for Biological Diversity www.biologicaldiversity.org Living Rivers www.livingrivers.org Sierra Club Utah www.utah.sierraclub.org Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance www.suwa.org Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment https://www.uphe.org/ Keep Kanab Unspoiled https://keepkanabunspoiled.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Vermont | None | Not applicable | Vermont banned fracking in 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Virginia | 1001 to 10k | 100 ft to 500 ft | The Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy - Oil and Gas division regulates fracking in Virginia. Regulations are here: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency25/chapter150/ Fracking here is concentrated in the Marcellus Shale, in southwestern Virginia. In 2017, the legislature rejected a bill that would have exempted companies from providing disclosure of certain fracking chemicals considered "trade secrets." A number of counties and municipalities in Virginia have imposed local fracking restrictions or bans. | Southern Environmental Law Center https://www.southernenvironment.org/cases-and-projects/fracking-in-the-southeast Friends of the Rappahanock https://riverfriends.org/fracking/ Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights (opposed to Mountain Valley Pipeline) http://appvoices.org/fracking/mountain-valley-pipeline/ Friends of Buckingham https://www.friendsofbuckinghamva.org/friends/ Chesapeake Bay Foundation https://www.cbf.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Washington | None | Not applicable | Washington banned fracking in 2019. | Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility www.wpsr.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | West Virginia | 10001 to 100k | 500 to 1000 feet | The WV Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and Department of Environmental Protection oversee the industry: https://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/rule.aspx?agency=Oil%20And%20Gas Recent legislative actions include the 2011 Natural Gas Horizontal Well Control Act, which updated the permitting process for horizontal drilling and added environmental protections. However, lawmakers failed to enact a series of recommendations of environmental impact studies mandated by that law that were intended to protect residents, including more stringent setbacks and noise buffers. A 2018 law made it easier for producers to drill despite landowner objections. A growing petrochemical industry along the Ohio River is raising additional concerns about fracking impacts. | Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights (Opposed to Mountain Valley Pipeline) http://appvoices.org/fracking/mountain-valley-pipeline/ WV Host Farms Program https://www.facebook.com/The-WV-Host-Farms-Program-263705577063394/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Wisconsin | None | The Department of Natural Resources regulates the oil, gas and mining industries: http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/295 https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Mines/Sand.html While the state lacks significant oil and gas reserves, western Wisconsin has been a leading producer of silica-rich sand mining that feeds the fracking boom elsewhere. Communities concerns about environmental health impacts have led to lawsuits against mining companies over air and water pollution, health problems, and diminished property values. Some communities have imposed zoning restrictions and moratoriums to study the impacts. Demand for frac sand began cooling in 2015, triggering bankruptcies from some major operators. Wisconsin law mandates that companies conduct mine reclamation. | Crawford Stewardship Project http://www.crawfordstewardship.org/mining/ Clean Wisconsin www.cleanwisconsin.org Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin https://psr-wisconsin.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Wyoming | 10001 to 100k | 100 ft to 500 ft | The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission regulates oil and gas operations according to state statutes: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title30.pdf Associated rules are here: https://sites.google.com/a/wyo.gov/oil-and-gas/rule-updates Wyoming has adopted a series of rules over the past decade aimed at addressing health and safety concerns associated with the oil and gas industry, including water and air pollutant monitoring, emissions reduction standards, chemical disclosure, setbacks, and flaring/venting. | Powder River Basin Resource Council https://www.powderriverbasin.org/what-we-do/oil-gas/ Citizens for the Wyoming Range https://www.facebook.com/citizensfortheWYrange/ Earthworks www.earthworks.org Wyoming Outdoor Council www.wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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