Two key critics of the EPA’s Pavillion groundwater investigation draft report are scheduled to testify before a congressional subcommittee on Wednesday, in response to the firestorm of reaction to EPA’s assertion that hydraulic fracturing could have contributed to groundwater pollution.
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EnCana to EPA: Stop public comment on Pavillion fracking report
EnCana Oil & Gas USA continues its criticism of an Environmental Protection Agency report implicating hydraulic fracturing — or “fracking” — as a likely contributor to polluted drinking water in Pavillion, Wyo. On Friday, EnCana sent a letter to Paul Anastas, assistant administrator at EPA’s Office of Research & Development, complaining that the agency is moving too quickly.
EPA Pavillion report stokes fire over fracking
EPA Pavillion report stokes fire over fracking An Environmental Protection Agency draft report on Thursday confirms that chemicals commonly used in hydraulic fracturing in the extraction of natural gas and oil indeed contributed to the contamination of drinking water near Pavillion — a tiny farm town in the central portion of the state. But it […]