The University of Wisconsin Divestment Coalition (UWDC) is a new state-wide organization with the mission to unite student organizations throughout the University of Wisconsin System to demand a just divestment...
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process by which companies forcibly extract fossil fuels from underground deposits. Experts say the process pumps several million gallons of water and metric tons of chemicals and sand into a well to shatter rock formations and force fossil fuels to the surface.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 specifically exempts companies from reporting what chemicals they use to mine these wells.
