Tag: contamination
NRDC-funded study: ‘No indication of groundwater contamination’ from fracking
Study adds to long list of scientific evidence showing fracking not a significant threat to groundwater By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth Just two days after the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and other anti-fracking groups “marched for science” as part of Earth Day, an NRDC-funded study has added to the already long list of scientific evidence […]
EPA to release final report on fracking, groundwater: 4 things to know
EPA report right in line with dozens of reports that came to same conclusion By Katie Brown, PhD, EnergyInDepth Just before the Thanksgiving break, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy gave a speech at the National Press Club explaining what the agency hopes to accomplish in the last few months of the Obama administration. During […]
New study fails to link drilling and water contamination in West Texas
“Groundwater testing is a complex process, and deriving concrete results from a very limited set of samples is not just difficult; it’s arguably inappropriate” This week, researchers at University of Texas – Arlington (UTA) released a new study that suggests drilling may be impacting water quality in West Texas’ Cline Shale region. But the data […]
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