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NC Fracking Commissioners Vow to Relax State Water Testing Standard

2013-09-30 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Charlotte Observer: RALEIGH North Carolinas fracking commissioners said Friday that fracking is so inherently safe that they will recommend relaxing the standard by which operators will have to test local well water before they begin drilling for natural gas. The states current testing standard, the strictest in the nation, is designed to give residents a legal remedy against the threat of chemical contamination of wells and aquifers from natural gas drilling. Members of the N.C. Mining and Energy Commission said...

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