Agency: New EPA study does not show fracking is safe
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Despite statements from industry officials and political leaders, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials said their new study of the nation’s natural gas boom should not be described as proof the nation’s water supplies are safe from hydraulic fracturing.
The Charleston Gazette reported the EPA’s science adviser and deputy administrator Thomas A. Burke said the message of the report is vulnerabilities in the water were identified and they are important to know about and address to keep risks as low as possible.
Burke made his comments in an interview Friday, one day after the agency released its draft report.