EPA drops fracking pollution study...So I guess I must be a racist... [View all]

[WilliamPitt]

...because I think this is fucking bullshit, yet another brick in the wall of bullshit standing between what I voted for and what I have to endure.

Go ahead, defenders. Defend this.

EPA Now Won’t Finalize Its Study That Showed Fracking May Have Contaminated Groundwater
TPM

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has dropped plans to have outside experts review its theory that hydraulic fracturing may have played a role in groundwater pollution in Wyoming, and the agency no longer plans to write a final report on its research that led to the controversial finding a year and a half ago.

Instead, the EPA announced Thursday that state officials will lead further investigation into pollution in the Pavillion area in central Wyoming, including ways to make sure people there have clean drinking water.

“We think this is the most pragmatic, quickest way to help the residents of Pavillion. We’re going to work hand in hand with the state to make sure this investigation moves forward,” said EPA spokesman Tom Reynolds in Washington, D.C.

Industry officials who have been doubtful about the EPA’s findings since they were announced praised the change as confirmation of their view that the science wasn’t sound.

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Well, as long as the fracking industry people are pleased, that's all that matters.