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=== The Environmental Integrity Project on =======Diesel in Fracking====
From 2010 to July 2014 Texas had 12,808.25 gallons of diesel of chemicals injected from 27 wells.
The Environmental Integrity Project 2014 study [http://environmentalintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2014-10_Frackings_Toxic_Loophole.pdf "Fracking Beyond The Law, Despite Industry Denials Investigation Reveals Continued Use of Diesel Fuels in Hydraulic Fracturing,"] found that [[hydraulic fracturing]] with diesel fuel can pose a risk to drinking water and human health because diesel contains [[benzene]], toluene, and other chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other health problems. The Environmental Integrity Project identified numerous fracking fluids with high amounts of diesel, including additives, friction reducers, emulsifiers, solvents sold by Halliburton.<ref>[http://environmentalintegrity.org/news-reports/reports "Fracking Beyond The Law, Despite Industry Denials Investigation Reveals Continued Use of Diesel Fuels in Hydraulic Fracturing,"] The Environmental Integrity Project, August 13, 2014.</ref>
==== Fracking Pollution====
The 2012 report by the Environmental Integrity Project, [http://www.environmentalintegrity.org/news_reports/07_18_2012.php "Nearly 93,000 Tons of Pollution Released From Upsets and 'Emission Events' at Natural Gas and Petrochemical Plants in Texas,"] found that flares, leaking pipelines, and tanks emitted 92,000 tons of toxic chemicals into the air during accidents, break-downs, and maintenance at Texas oil and gas facilities, refineries, and petrochemical plants from 2009 to 2011. The data was collected from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and shows that, in addition to the emissions from normal operations, more than 42,000 tons of [[sulfur dioxide]] and just over 50,000 tons of smog-forming [[volatile organic compounds]] were released from 2009 through 2011. Natural gas operations, including well heads, pipelines, compressors, boosters, and storage systems, accounted for more than 85 percent of total sulfur dioxide and nearly 80 percent of the VOCs released during these emission events. The report shows a "pattern of neglect" as the pollution from these events drags on for weeks or months.
===Environment Texas report on external costs===