Industry blames the geology for 243 cases of drinking water contamination

A new Associated Press report highlights 243 cases in Pennsylvania in which fracking companies prospecting for oil or gas were found by state regulators to have contaminated private drinking water wells. The industry blamed the geology, and a lack of standards, for these incidents. The industry even states that surface spills are responsible for many incidents of contamination, as if that somehow makes it OK. Read the whole story here: http://wivb.com/2014/08/28/243-cases-in-pa-where-fracking-contaminated-wells

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