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EPA Links Fracking to Groundwater Contamination

Lays industry myth to rest once and for all

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Pavillion, WY–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released draft study results (PDF) today linking the controversial form of gas development known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to contaminated groundwater.

At the urging of Pavillion, WY residents, the agency began investigating water quality concerns in private drinking water wells three years ago. The draft report released today indicates that ground water in the aquifer contains compounds…

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