New Findings on Diesel’s Link to Cancer

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New Findings on Diesel’s Link to Cancer

by The Investigative Newswire on June 13, 2012 · comment

Diesel powered residual waste trucks make their way through downtown Coudersport, Pa., going to or coming from natural gas extraction sites. photo: J.B.Pribanic

Diesel engine exhaust earns ‘carcinogenic’ label by Jim Morris for iWatch News Diesel engine exhaust is “carcinogenic to humans,” an international health body declared Tuesday, bolstering the findings of a controversial study published recently in the United States. [...]

EPA Finds a Way to Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing

by Joshua B. Pribanic on April 27, 2011 · comment

Lisa P. Jackson, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced Tuesday that new regulations are coming for hydraulic fracturing companies who use diesel fuel as part of the injection solution to fracture rock and recover natural gas. The EPA has regulated the injection of fluids underground, but current law exempts fracturing fluids from EPA regulations.