EPA abandons study that linked fracking, Wyoming water pollution

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Source: The Hill

EPA abandons study that linked fracking, Wyoming water pollution

By Ben Geman - 06/20/13 06:15 PM ET

The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it won’t finalize a draft 2011 study that concluded water pollution in a Wyoming region might stem from hydraulic fracturing, the controversial oil-and-gas development method.

The decision to abandon the probe quickly buoyed gas industry advocates of the method dubbed “fracking,” who say it’s a safe practice.

The EPA said it will not complete or seek peer review of a 2011 draft study, which found that groundwater pollution in the Pavillion, Wyo., area was consistent with chemicals used in gas production.

Instead, the agency announced that it will support further study led by the state of Wyoming.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/306961-epa-wont-confirm-fracking-link-to-wyoming-water-pollution-

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1. If you don't like the science

toss it and get science that tells you what you want to hear.

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2. It's getting so that they don't even pretend to be working for the environment isn't it?

> The EPA said it will not complete or seek peer review of a 2011 draft study, which found
> that groundwater pollution in the Pavillion, Wyo., area was consistent with chemicals
> used in gas production.

Just like the FDA and any other "Agency" that purports to be "protecting" something,
the only thing being protected is the profit margin of their corporate owners.