Stories by Nicholas Kusnetz

Nicholas Kusnetz has written for The Nation, Miller-McCune, The New York Times and other publications. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. subscribe to Nicholas Kusnetz 's feed

How Canada's Become a Home for Some of the Biggest Fracking Projects

Posted on: Dec 30, 2011, Source: ProPublica

As furious debate over fracking continues in the United States, it is instructive to look at how a similar gas boom is unfolding for our neighbor to the north.

Feds Link Water Contamination to Fracking for the First Time

Posted on: Dec 11, 2011, Source: ProPublica

The agency's findings could be a turning point in the heated national debate about fracking.

Who Are America's Top 10 Gas Drillers?

Posted on: Sep 6, 2011, Source: ProPublica

More than 14,000 oil-and-gas companies were active in the United States in 2009. But multinational giants like Exxon Mobil and BP now produce much of the nation's gas.

Feds Say Major New York Gas Pipeline Poses Safety Risk

Posted on: Aug 6, 2011, Source: ProPublica

The leak resulted from a faulty weld that hadn't passed inspection and other sections of the pipeline appear to have been installed without proper evaluation.

State Fracking Rules Could Allow Drilling Near New York City Water Supply Tunnels

Posted on: Jul 14, 2011, Source: ProPublica

If the drilling rules are approved, New York City's aging water tunnels may be at risk.

Critics Find Gaps in State Laws to Disclose Hydrofracking Chemicals

Posted on: Jun 21, 2011, Source: ProPublica

A few states now require companies to disclose some of their fracking chemicals, but some say the requirements aren't enough to understand health and environmental risks.

Why Did the Responders to a Pennsylvania Gas Well Accident Take 13 Hours and Need to Be Called in From Texas?

Posted on: Apr 27, 2011, Source: ProPublica

Clearly, proper safety precautions are not in place.

Deteriorating Oil and Gas Wells Threaten Drinking Water, Homes Across the Country

Posted on: Apr 6, 2011, Source: ProPublica

There's been warnings for decades that abandoned wells can provide pathways for oil, gas or brine-laden water to contaminate groundwater supplies or to travel up to the surface.