Faces of Fracking

Stories from the front lines of fracking in California

Stories

California communities are fighting back against the prospect of a 25-fold increase in the amount of crude-by-rail coming into the state soon.

A grassroots effort in Santa Barbara County to stop intensive oil production fights against millions from the oil industry.

A farmer advocates for Measure J, protecting San Benito County from high-intensity petroleum operations.

Investigating the health impacts in the oil industry’s epicenter where fracking occurs next to homes, farms, and schools.

An 85-year-old civil rights hero takes on Big Oil and the company burying the industry’s dangerous waste.

Here’s what it’s like when your Los Angeles neighbor is an oil production facility with 30 wells.

What happens when your house becomes too dangerous to live in, thanks to the local petroleum company.

From a military and engineering career to fighting fracking -- meet one of the most interesting candidates on the ballot in November.

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