Monday, December 12, 2011

EPA says 'fracking' probably contaminated well water in Wyoming

Reporting from Washington—

The Environmental Protection Agency said that hydraulic fracturing, a controversial natural gas drilling process, probably contaminated well water in Wyoming, a finding sure to roil the debate about expanding natural gas drilling around the country.

The EPA's new draft report found dangerous amounts of benzene in a monitoring well near the town of Pavillion, in central Wyoming.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fracking-20111209,0,1034865.story

Article courtesy of The Los Angeles Times by By Neela Banerjee, Washington Bureau