Fracking Impact Assessment Censored in UK; Bureau of Land Management Works for Frackers

Fracking impact was censored 63 times in 13 pages, British report. A key report on the impact of fracking was censored 63 times in just 13 pages. Even the author’s name was among the redactions by Whitehall officials, which have been described as ‘comical’ by campaigners.

Busting the Bureau of Land Management’s Frackopoly. Some 38 million acres of that land is currently leased, and over the past three years, the oil and gas industry has drilled over three thousand new wells, 90 percent of which have been (or will be) fracked. In fact, existing and proposed drilling and fracking operations overseen by the BLM threaten public lands, nearby watersheds, air quality and the health and safety of surrounding communities in 27 states.