The unacceptable price of secret settlement by Linda Stamato/NJ Voices, August 28, 2011, nj.com
Much in the news these days, “fracking,”…is said to present no threat to aquifers that provide drinking water. Why no threat? There are no reported cases of contamination. Probe a bit further and one finds that “no reported” doesn’t mean no cases. In fact, an Environmental Protection Agency report documents one case and suggests that there may be as many as 228 more.
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