That EPA draft report, many years in the making and still not finalized, had concluded, “We did not find evidence that these mechanisms have led to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources in the United States,” adding that while there had been isolated problems, those were “small compared to the number of hydraulically fractured wells.”
The conclusion was widely cited and interpreted to mean that while there may have been occasional contamination of water supplies, it was not a nationwide problem. Many environmental groups faulted the study, even as industry groups hailed it.
But in a statement sure to prolong the already multiyear scientific debate on fracking and its influence on water, the 30-member advisory panel on Thursday concluded the agency’s report was “comprehensive but lacking in several critical areas.”
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After all, it's just a few water source contaminations that can't be undone, and only a few thousand people and businesses that will suffer. Isn't that worth the risk?
ReplyDelete"It involves the injection of liquids into underground rock layers at high pressure to extract oil and gas trapped inside."
ReplyDeleteUntil they tell what "liquids" they are injecting, and what "liquids" are in the contaminated wastewater, NO fracking should take place.
Of course is pollutes the environment. But anything for money, right?
ReplyDeleteFracking is a crime. Its only being allowed because Big Oil lines the pockets of politicians.
ReplyDeleteIf you really understand what FRACKING is, then you will know by common sense that it is dangerous.
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