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Associated Press: The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it will study potential human health and water quality threats from an oil and natural gas drilling technique that injects massive amounts of water, sand and chemicals underground. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking," has gained widespread use to unlock huge natural gas reserves, but the technique also has raised concerns about environmental damage. EPA said the $1.9 million study, expected to be completed by ......
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EPA to study ‘fracking’ gas drilling method
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 18th, 2010
Posted in Water Conservation