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201390 minPG-13documentary

Environmental Crime

Triple Divide

201390 minPG-13documentary

Five years of investigations reveal how regulators and the oil and gas industry concealed water contamination related to fracking from 2011 to 2016.

Environmental Crime

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Melissa A. Troutman,

Joshua B. Pribanic

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Five years of investigations reveal how regulators and the oil and gas industry concealed water contamination related to fracking from 2011 to 2016.

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Melissa A. Troutmandirector

Joshua B. Pribanicdirector

Melissa A. Troutmanwriter

Joshua B. Pribanicwriter

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Residents in Pennsylvania grapple with the consequences of fracking as they face water contamination. From 2011 to 2016, investigative news nonprofit Public Herald conducted extensive research into the oil and gas industry’s practices. The documentary features interviews with industry leaders, independent experts, and affected individuals. It reveals how regulators and companies kept contamination incidents "off the books." Originally released in 2013, this updated version includes findings from Public Herald's ongoing investigations through 2016.

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