Wednesday, July 30, 2014

GAO Report:  Drinking Water at Risk from Underground Fracking Waste Injection

A jar of fracking water waste is displayed at a recycling site in Midland, Texas. (Credit: Pat Sullivan/AP) Click to enlarge.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s program to protect drinking water sources from the underground injection of fracking waste needs improvement, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

 Underground injection of fracking waste has been linked to drinking water contamination and induced earthquakes around the country.

 The GAO report is online here:  http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-555.  Highlights are here:  http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/664500.pdf.
GAO Report:  Drinking Water at Risk from Underground Fracking Waste Injection
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