Bearing Witness: The Human Rights Case Against Fracking and Climate Change

Fracking, the practice of shattering underground rock to release oil and natural gas, is a major driver of climate change. The 300,000 fracking facilities in the United States also directly harm the health and livelihoods of people in frontline communities, who are disproportionately poor and people of color. Impacted citizens have for years protested that their rights have been ignored. In May 2018, a respected international human rights court, the Rome-based Permanent Peoples' Tribunal, h...