Local news reports of fracking problems

Gas explosions

 * Hutchinson, Kansas: "An Unseen Leak, Then Boom," ProPublica, June 21, 2012. (Gas and water eruptions from an underground gas storage field seven miles away, killing two.)

Injection well leaks

 * Chico, Texas: "Injection Wells: The Poison Beneath Us," ProPublica, June 21, 2012.

Water contamination

 * DeBerry, Texas: "Polluted Water Fuels a Battle for Answers," ProPublica, June 21, 2012. (Heavy metals near injection wells and illegal waste dumps)

Wastewater spill

 * Marr, Ohio: "Fracking wastewater leaked onto Ohio roads, News and Sentinel, December 24, 2011

Wastewater leaks

 * McDonald, Pennsylvania: "Chevron Fracking Pipe Leak In Pennsylvania Worse Than Previously Thought, Company Says," Huffington Post, February 28, 2012
 * Amwell, Pennsylvania: "Washington County families sue over fracking, water testing," Pittsburgh Post- Gazette, May 26, 2012
 * LeRoy Township, Pennsylvania: "Operator suspends fracking in state," Times Leader, April 22, 2011 (Well leaks flow-back water after blowout near Canton, PA)