Barnett Shale

A tainted well points to trouble with natural gas drilling

August 14, 2013Environment

The E.P.A. has unearthed a report from 1984 in West Virginia that indicates clearly that fracking contaminated drinking water, and that the oil and gas industry was aware of the possible dangers of the practice. Ian Urbina reports.

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