John Fenton, a farmer who lives near Pavillion in central Wyoming, stands near a tank used in natural gas extraction in 2009. Fenton and some of his neighbours blame hydraulic fracturing for fouling their well water and this week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced, for the first time, that fracking may be to blame for causing groundwater pollution. The EPA also emphasized that the findings are specific to the Pavillion area. (BOB MOEN / The Associated Press / File)
Nova Scotia oil and gas companies are brushing aside a United States government report that possibly links groundwater pollution and hydraulic fracturing.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a draft finding this week that the controversial natural gas drilling method likely contaminated well water in central Wyoming.
Natural gas companies are increasingly using fracking — as it’s commonly called. The method forces water and chemicals rock to release gas.
Debate over the method, including the alleged contamination of drinking water and environmental damage, has prompted the Nova Scotia government to conduct a full review.
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