“The American landscape is dotted with hundreds of thousands of new wells and drilling rigs, as the country scrambles to tap into this century’s gold rush.” (source: New York Times). The article reveals, alarmingly, that EPA and state regulators are NOT doing the job of protecting the water resources that supply the nation’s drinking water. Clearly the pollution issues raised need to be examined before this country ruins its own precious water supply. The pollution problem needs to be solved before any further threat to this essential resource is created.
Tag: natural gas
The Dirty Truth Behind The New Natural Gas
Kentucky – Early on a spring morning in the town of Damascus, in northeastern Pennsylvania, the fog on the Delaware River rises to form a mist that hangs above the tree-covered hills on either side. – krwa.org
Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Rapid expansion of gas drilling has led to problems with disposal, contamination
Problems with wastewater disposal for water polluted from natural gas drilling. post-gazette.com