Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface: Oil and Gas on Navajo Land

Northwestern New Mexico stretches beneath an endless sky, with rust-colored mesas, sagebrush, juniper, and red sandstone cliffs. This is Indigenous land, rich with history, prayer, and resilience. Yet beneath its stark beauty, fracking has left scars on the land and the communities that call it home.

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Energy Field Investigations

Earthworks’ partners with communities to protect their health and the climate by making visible normally invisible air pollution from oil and gas facilities. With video evidence in hand, we help communities pressure regulators and companies to reduce pollution.
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Oil and Gas Pollution

In areas where oil and gas development is prevalent, air, water and soil resources can become contaminated with oil and gas wastes and byproducts. Read about the primary pathways for contamination.
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Texas

Texas communities are flooded with harmful fossil fuel infrastructure like gas plants, petrochemical plants, refineries, and export terminals, bolstered by state agencies that favor corporations over impacted communities. 
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