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EPA chief says fracking might have caused Pavillion water contamination

Photo courtesy of Gasland From the Casper Star-Tribune: The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says high levels of methane, benzene and chemicals found in two Wyoming water-monitoring wells are “of concern” and said hydraulic fracturing may be responsible. Read more here. Other posts you might want to see: EPA’s Presentation to the Pavillion Community [...]

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EPA’s Presentation to the Pavillion Community Nov. 2011

Environmental Protection Agency official Ayn Schmit included a slideshow in her presentation last week on the latest findings in the ongoing investigation into drinking water contamination in and around Pavillion, Wyoming. Click here or on the image above to view a PDF of that slideshow. Many readers will find this slideshow more accessible and more useful [...]

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EPA’s November 2011 Report on Pavillion Water Contamination

The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday presented its latest findings in the agency’s investigation into drinking water contamination in and around Pavillion, Wyoming. Area residents have said for years that their domestic water wells were good and clean until an oil and gas company started drilling and hydraulically fracturing or “fracking” near their homes to [...]

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