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Factsheet | Carbon Dioxide Enhanced Oil Recovery (CO2-EOR)
As a known threat to drinking water sources, enhanced oil recovery is regulated by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Control program. Our research has found this program to be inadequate in protecting groundwater, relying on outdated rules, and insufficient data collection and staffing levels to ensure safety.
Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy
Americans should understand the goal of the oil and gas industry: drill, extract, and burn all the oil and gas resources it can acquire. The business plan is to burn it all.[[{"fid":"19287","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"2":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy"}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"alt":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy","title":"Stranglehold: Oil and Gas Money is Choking Our Democracy","class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"2"}}]]
The Environmental Risks and Oversight of Enhanced Oil Recovery in the United States
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is the most common oil recovery practice in the U.S., accounting for an estimated 60% of domestic crude oil production. EOR involves the injection of fluids underground to increase the flow of oil and gas to the surface. Despite its prevalence, EOR is largely unknown to the public, poses threats to groundwater, and lacks adequate oversight from state and federal regulators.
Oklahoma Drinking Water at Risk from Oil and Gas Injection Wells
This 2017 analysis of injection well locations and water quality data in Oaklahoma indicates that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission may have failed to protect underground sources of drinking water from oil and gas injection wells.
Now is the Time to Reduce Lead Exposure - the Environmental Law Institute Journal
Increased concern about lead in drinking water in the wake of the crisis in Flint, Michigan, offers society the opportunity to reduce lead exposure at the tap.