Regions of heavy oil & gas activity in the USA

From the Announcement by Matt Kelso, FracTracker Alliance, May 24, 2022

FracTracker is proud to join Earthworks and a coalition of concerned health, environmental, and social justice organizations in launching the Oil & Gas Threat Map — a mapping tool to help you visualize the pollution the oil and gas industry is trying to hide.

This new mapping tool shows who is living in the threat radius – and gives the EPA 17.3 million reasons why it must use its full authority to cut methane from oil and gas wells.

Infrared footage included in the map makes invisible pollution from oil & gas facilities visible — and you might be shocked by what you see.

The Threat Map shows 17.3 million people in the US living within 1/2 mile of oil and gas facilities that cause severe health impacts. There are also 12,445 primary and secondary schools within this threat radius.

Frontline communities deserve a swift response to this public health crisis. Take action to curb this pollution: call on the Biden administration to release the strongest rules possible to protect our communities from oil and gas pollution.

Matt Kelso, FracTracker Manager of Data & Technology, worked with Earthworks and partners to create this tool. If you have questions about the data included in the Threat Map, feel free to reach out to Matt at kelso@fractracker.org.

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