Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water, Has Made Some Water Supplies "Unusable," Long-Awaited EPA Study Concludes

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By Sharon KellyDec 13, 2016, 2:38 pm189 pts
The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it had completed its scientific report on whether fracking puts America's drinking water supplies at risk. The EPA's conclusions were clear: fracking can harm water. And it's not the the hydraulic fracturing process itself that poses risks — problems…

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