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Fracking Does Cause Widespread, Systemic Contamination of Americans Drinking Water
2015-06-05 21:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In a draft report five years in the making, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed that fracking does indeed contaminate drinking water, a fact the oil and gas industry has vehemently denied. But instead of dismantling the industrys "not one single case of groundwater contamination caused by fracking" refrain, the EPA decided to go with the misleading headline "there is no evidence fracking has led to widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources." Its a puzzling...
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EPA draft assessment finds no widespread, systemic impacts to drinking water resources from fracking
2015-06-05 19:55:38| Green Car Congress
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Dont Be Fooled by Yesterdays Headlines, EPA Finds Fracking Contaminates Drinking Water
2015-06-05 19:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Dont be fooled. Headlines in the New York Times and other news media about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) long-awaited study on the impacts of fracking on drinking water are another tragic case of not looking beyond the timid agencys spin. Despite the lack of new substantive data and the limited scope of the study, the EPA did find instances of water contamination and outlined the areas where this could happen in the fracking process. Rather than seriously undertaking its mission,...
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EPA Finds No Widespread Drinking Water Pollution Fracking
2015-06-04 22:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Environmental Protection Agency says it has found no evidence that hydraulic fracturing - better known as fracking - has led to widespread pollution of drinking water. The oil industry and its backers welcome the long-awaited study, while environmental groups criticize it. "We found the hydraulic fracturing activities in the United States are carried out in a way that has not led to widespread systemic impacts on drinking water resources," says Tom Burke, science adviser and deputy assistant...
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EPA: Fracking Has No 'Widespread' Impact on Drinking Water
2015-06-04 21:38:48| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The EPA issued a major report today about whether fracking poses a risk to drinking water, and the main conclusion "hands a victory to the oil and gas industry," writes Politico . That's because the five-year study found no evidence that the practice has a "widespread, systemic impact on drinking water," reports the Wall Street Journal .
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