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Read the latest insights and analysis from the experts at Oil Change International.

90% of studies on fracking find “association with harm or potential harm.”

“There is no regulatory framework for fracking that will keep the toxins out of air and water, or will protect the climate from carbon and methane releases. It can’t be done. It can’t be made safe. Like lead paint, we finally have to ban it."

Paris Proposes Ban on All Internal Combustion Cars by 2030

Officials in Paris have announced they plan to banish all gasoline and diesel cars by 2030

Fracking Affects Babies and Adult Fertility and Fecundity

A new peer-reviewed scientific paper, published today in Reviews on Environmental Health, adds to the growing evidence of harm from fracking, especially to women and young children. But men also should be worried too.

Not at Home on the Range: Subsidized Fracking Hits Colorado

Subsidy Spotlight: The fracking boom has had devastating health and environmental impacts in Colorado – and it likely wouldn't have been possible without government subsidies.

Subsidy Spotlight: Paid to Pollute and Poison

The BP gulf oil spill may not have happened without government subsidies. In fact, at least two major subsidies were used both before and after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon to support BP.

Doctors “afraid to diagnose health conditions linked to the oil and gas industry”

According to a report commissioned for the hearings into health impact caused by the tar sands, some local doctors are reluctant to treat patients who draw connections between the industry and their personal health problems.