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Members of the United States Congress are becoming
increasingly frustrated with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) investigation
of hydraulic fracking. They are now
demanding that the EPA make an official stance on the safety of the process.
The EPA has been studying the effects of hydraulic fracking,
since it was revealed that leftover wastewater containing radioactive materials
was being routinely dumped into rivers and streams.
While some representatives have fought on behalf of fracking
when done safely, others claim that there is no way of knowing for sure until
the EPA releases some of their findings.
Representative
Edward. J. Markey of Massachusetts has requested internal documents from the agency
that address the ability of wastewater treatment plants to process contaminated
water from gas wells. He has also asked for more understanding on how the EPA
is testing water sources for contamination.
Representatives from New York and Pennsylvania join Markey
in his plea saying that the possibility of contamination to local drinking
water supplies should not be taken lightly.
Have you been watching the hydraulic fracking debate play
out? What do you think?
Source: The
New York Times
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