Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale: Big Oil & Bad Air on the Texas Prairie

Members of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team from InsideClimate News, together with the Center for Public Integrity and The Weather Channel, reveal that as oil and gas booms in Texas, legislators and regulators are more intent on protecting the industry than residents who fear for their health from the air they breathe.

Fracking Boom Spews Toxic Air Emissions on Texas Residents

Eight-month investigation reveals that the Texas State Legislature is more intent on protecting the industry than protecting residents' health.

Lisa Song, Jim Morris and David Hasemyer

Feb 18, 2014

How We Got the Eagle Ford Fracking Story

A rundown of what we did to get this story and how people tried to thwart us.

By Lisa Song, David Hasemyer and Jim Morris

Feb 18, 2014

Texas Officials Turn Blind Eye To Fracking Industry's Toxic Air Emissions

More than 2,400 air emissions permits have been issued in the Eagle Ford without safeguards to limit toxic chemicals breathed in by residents.

David Hasemyer, Ben Wieder and Alan Suderman

Feb 18, 2014

Fracking The Eagle Ford Shale: Big Oil And Bad Air On The Texas Prairie

Fracking The Eagle Ford Shale: Big Oil And Bad Air On The Texas Prairie

Big Oil and Bad Air on the Texas Prairie in Photographs