"The most important findings from this study is that drilling, fracking, and the use of hazardous chemicals necessary to frack have caused groundwater contamination. This puts to rest the widely repeated lie that fracking is 'safe' and has never caused drinking water contamination." Although Wyoming is often reported to be the first case of water pollution linked to fracking documented by the EPA, the Times reported in 2011 that "a 1987 report to Congress by the Environmental Protection Agency that deals with waste from the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and geothermal energy states that hydraulic fracturing, also called fracking, can cause groundwater contamination. It cites as an example a case in which hydraulic fracturing fluids Fracking wastewater is generally so severely contaminated that conventional water treatment facilities cannot purify it.28 Common disposal methods include spreading as a deicing product, transporting to wastewater treatment plants, deep injection, and disposal in landfills.29 Some wastewater is sent to desalination Industry lobbyists and spokespeople have long maintained that fracking has not led to any water contamination. Officials representing the oil and gas industry say the EPA distorted the science. Fracking Wastewater and Pathways to Pollution There are many pathways to pollution from fracking. After the well is fracked and starts producing oil and gas, much of the fracking fluid remains underground where it could potentially contaminate groundwater if fractures connect to aquifer systems. In Pennsylvania, Colorado, Ohio and Wyoming, fracking has been linked to drinking water contamination and property damage. (See Propublica’s series of reports on fracking) A Duke study examining 60 sites in New York and Pennsylvania found “systematic evidence for methane contamination” in household drinking water. Water wells half a mile from drilling operations were contaminated by methane at 17 times the rate of those farther from gas developments. EPA's Study of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources. EPA released the final report, “Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources”. Read the executive summary and the entire report.
14 Dec 2016 The comprehensive study comes as Trump vows to ramp up oil and gas Fracking has contaminated drinking water and strained local water
4 Jun 2015 For both anti-fracking groups and the industry, it's another example of liberal green groups Thursday while pleasing the oil and gas industry — the latest documented, widespread water contamination across the country.”. 27 Sep 2017 USA: Families settle lawsuit against Cabot Oil & Gas over alleged water contamination due to fracking. Author: Jon Hurdle, StateImpact, 6 Apr 2017 The ascent of fracking put an end to speculation that oil and gas truck trips to deliver water, which becomes contaminated after the fracking 19 Jul 2017 Fracking is the process of injecting a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals These fissures in the bedrock allow for the collection of oil and natural gas to surface and ground water through consumption and contamination. 4 Jun 2015 Schematic cross-section of general types of oil and gas resources and the orientations From U.S. EPA fracking and drinker water study. impacts on drinking water resources, including contamination of drinking water wells. 11 Jul 2012 The salt of the Earth may hint at trouble for the fracking industry's safety claims. claim their water is contaminated (Image: Amy Sussman/Corbis) there are suing Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation for contaminating their wells. 18 Oct 2017 hydraulic fracturing, the unconventional oil and gas drilling procedure known as “fracking,” has contaminated drinking water in some cases.
8 Nov 2019 But water use by the oil and gas industry in the Permian Basin, an area of West Texas and New Mexico that is at the center of the fracking boom,
19 Jul 2017 Fracking is the process of injecting a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals These fissures in the bedrock allow for the collection of oil and natural gas to surface and ground water through consumption and contamination. 4 Jun 2015 Schematic cross-section of general types of oil and gas resources and the orientations From U.S. EPA fracking and drinker water study. impacts on drinking water resources, including contamination of drinking water wells. 11 Jul 2012 The salt of the Earth may hint at trouble for the fracking industry's safety claims. claim their water is contaminated (Image: Amy Sussman/Corbis) there are suing Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation for contaminating their wells. 18 Oct 2017 hydraulic fracturing, the unconventional oil and gas drilling procedure known as “fracking,” has contaminated drinking water in some cases.
14 Dec 2016 The comprehensive study comes as Trump vows to ramp up oil and gas Fracking has contaminated drinking water and strained local water
27 Sep 2017 USA: Families settle lawsuit against Cabot Oil & Gas over alleged water contamination due to fracking. Author: Jon Hurdle, StateImpact, 6 Apr 2017 The ascent of fracking put an end to speculation that oil and gas truck trips to deliver water, which becomes contaminated after the fracking 19 Jul 2017 Fracking is the process of injecting a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals These fissures in the bedrock allow for the collection of oil and natural gas to surface and ground water through consumption and contamination. 4 Jun 2015 Schematic cross-section of general types of oil and gas resources and the orientations From U.S. EPA fracking and drinker water study. impacts on drinking water resources, including contamination of drinking water wells.
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14 Dec 2016 The comprehensive study comes as Trump vows to ramp up oil and gas Fracking has contaminated drinking water and strained local water 13 Dec 2016 Industry lobbyists and spokespeople have long maintained that fracking has not led to any water contamination. Officials representing the oil 13 Dec 2016 A Cabot Oil and Gas well site near Dimock, Pa. for oil and gas, says in its final study that fracking can impact water supplies “under some circumstances. and provides guidance on how to avoid water contamination. 13 Dec 2016 Pump jacks in an oil field over the Monterey Shale formation where gas and water quality to the complete contamination of drinking water wells. Drinking water can be affected at any stage of the fracking process, the report Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a method used to extract natural gas and oil from deep rock drilled wells, causing the shale to crack and release natural gas or oil. Water contamination could also occur if a well is improperly installed, of drinking water contamination and illness among nearby residents. tion of toxic wastewater, water use, chemicals use, fracking in oil and gas extraction.