HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
EPA study finds no 'widespread' impact on drinking water
Hydraulic fracturing can contaminate drinking water but has not caused "widespread" impacts, U.S. EPA found in a highly anticipated study released today.
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Ellen M. Gilmer and Mike Soraghan, E&E reporters
Hydraulic fracturing can contaminate drinking water but has not caused "widespread" impacts, U.S. EPA found in a highly anticipated study released today.
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EPA's chief of staff fixed a $100,000 problem for a fellow Oklahoma Republican. That meant more "whiskey fungus" on homes in a small town in Indiana and more smog for Cincinnati. But Ryan Jackson says fixing enforcement cases is part of his job.
By Corbin Hiar and Mike Soraghan in Greenwire
Environmental groups are asking who will clean up thousands of wells drilled miles beneath the surface if shale businesses go bust.
By Heather Richards in Energywire