By Loadmaster (David R. Tribble) via Wikimedia Commons
These are some of the stories we’ve been following this week.
- A federal judge heard arguments in a water pollution lawsuit in Kentucky.
- University of Colorado researched fracking contaminants and investigated how certain compounds could end up contaminating nearby groundwater.
- Greene County in Alabama has experienced more than a dozen earthquakes so far this year. The frequency of the earthquakes is being studied to see if fracking is the cause.
- Shale drilling leaks more methane than originally thought.
- Zombie foreclosures are affecting property values and hampering neighbors trying to sell their homes.
- This map measures the United States based on property value instead of the land area in each state.
- China’s stock market continues to tumble, and the government has not been able to change the market’s direction.
- Saudi Arabian Sovereign Wealth Fund to invest $10 billion in Russia. Seven projects have been approved, with three more between the countries expected to be signed by the end of the year.
- Researchers looking for leaks from fracking are taking to the air to get a better view of the location and severity of natural gas leaks.
- Homeowners in a Connecticut town are suing a builder they say did not notify them about alleged construction defects in their home.
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