Hydraulic Fracture: EPA Admits What We’ve Known All Along

EARTHblog has a the public release of information concerning the Pavillion, Wyoming water contamination case. My last post about this was: Water Contaminated With Hydraulic Fracture Chemicals

I haven’t read the entire report yet. But here’s a quote from page 26:

Many activities in gas well drilling, hydraulic fracturing and work- over’s involve injecting water and other fluids into the well and have the potential to create cross-contamination of aquifers.

Well, duh! We already knew that but it’s nice to see it admitted by the EPA.

Now ProPublica’s Abrahm Lustgarten has a report on this case: EPA: Chemicals Found in Wyo. Drinking Water Might Be From Fracking

Legislation is pending that will close the Halliburton Loophole, but we need more support for these bills. Please ask your member of Congress or Senator to co-sponsor these bills.

S. 1215 – Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act

A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2766 – Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009

To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.