First-of-Its-Kind Study Measures Fracking's Impact on Nearby Surface Water Quality

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By Bridget Reed MorawskiAug 19, 2021, 2:00 pm295 pts
A new study correlates poorer surface water quality with nearby hydraulic fracturing but finds that the impacts aren't major enough to be considered harmful by federal regulators. However, the researchers noted they weren't able to study "potentially more dangerous" substances related to fracking because of a…

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