EPA report raises new caution on fracking
Photo credit: AP | A bipartisan group of elected officials joined opponents of natural gas drilling by hydraulic fracturing at city hall to announce that 5,700 gallons of clean water from New York City's watershed will be trucked to families suffering from fracking-related water contamination in Dimock, Pa. (Dec. 6, 2011)
A federal report highlighting the presence of chemicals used in a natural gas drilling method that were found in a water aquifer in Wyoming prompted calls Thursday for New York to extend its environmental reviews before approving the practice in upstate counties.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found chemicals used in hydrofracking to be in water aquifers in the town of Pavillion....
