Announcing the 2026 Community Sentinel Award Recipients
Join us in New Orleans or virtually as we celebrate this year’s Sentinels on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Entries by FracTracker Alliance
From Coal Plant to AI Campus: FracTracker Documents Construction at Homer City
FracTracker documented early construction and demolition activity at the former Homer City coal plant, now being redeveloped into a fracked gas-powered AI and high-performance computing campus in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
Comment Opposing the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP) – Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Application (SAW-2024-01961)
FracTracker Alliance strongly opposes the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project and its Clean Water Act permit application.
Docket No. PHMSA-2025-0050: Comment Opposing LNG by Rail Transport
FracTracker Alliance urges PHMSA to maintain the federal prohibition on transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail.
FracTracker Launches Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Data Portals
FracTracker Alliance has launched two new public data portals that make information on oil, gas, and petrochemical development free and accessible to the public.
Tracking Data Centers: Energy Demand, Pollution, and Public Impact
As AI data centers multiply across the United States, communities face rising energy demands, pollution, and regulatory gaps. FracTracker’s new National Data Centers Tracker maps existing, proposed, and permitted facilities nationwide.
Colorado Operators Increase Chemical Disclosures After Public Pressure, but Major Gaps Remain
Since the release of a May 2025 report exposing widespread noncompliance with Colorado’s 2022 oil and gas chemical disclosure law, well-by-well oil and gas chemical disclosures have significantly increased, nearly doubling the total submitted since the law took effect under the state’s landmark transparency legislation.
Methane Matters, but Make Polluters Pay: FracTracker’s Response to Carl Pope
In a recent op-ed, Carl Pope called for public subsidies to fix methane leaks in oil and gas infrastructure. While we agree on the urgency of reducing methane, FracTracker Alliance rejects the idea that taxpayers should foot the bill.
Plum Borough Rejects Fracking Waste Injection Well After Public Pushback
Plum Borough’s Zoning Hearing Board unanimously rejected Penneco Environmental Solutions’ proposal for a second fracking waste injection well.
Celebrating 10 Years of Environmental Stewardship: Highlights from the 2024 Community Sentinel Awards
On December 4, 2024, FracTracker Alliance and Halt the Harm Network hosted the 10th Annual Community Sentinel Awards for Environmental Stewardship.
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