Sentence examples for before fracking from inspiring English sources

The water contamination caused by the fracking was compounded by questionable practices going back to the 1960s, before fracking took place, such as the dumping of chemicals into unlined pits.

As one analyst reminds me, these very expensive ultra-deepwater ships were mostly designed before fracking took off in America a few years ago.

As an indication of the skepticism, European Union lawmakers gave initial approval on Wednesday to a measure requiring companies to conduct extensive environmental audits before fracking for shale gas.

The report says that natural substances such as methane are often present in water sources before fracking operations began and are "mobilised" by vibrations and pressure pulses due to drilling rather than the fracturing of rock.

Kort said the methane likely comes from leaks as workers extract natural gas from coal beds, and not from hydraulic fracturing, called fracking, because the data were collected before fracking really caught on.

But before fracking came bricks.

Companies looking to conduct fracking in the Sahtu promised the NEB in 2013 that, despite the lack of a mandatory requirement, all fracking chemicals would be disclosed to the public before and after fracking a well.

Before it starts fracking, Cuadrilla still needs to clear various hurdles, including getting local permission.

Rock Zierman, the chief executive of the California Independent Petroleum Association, a trade group, says the oil industry is open to groundwater testing before and after fracking to ensure quality.

Under the plan being discussed by the Cuomo administration, however, towns would have to pass home rule messages in favor of fracking before permits would be issued.

The issue is a vexing one for environmental regulators in New York, who are currently trying to decide on what conditions to impose on the industry before they allow fracking in the state.