"Can Fracking Pollute Drinking Water? Don't Ask the EPA"

"The EPA has been unable to collect the data it needs from the multibillion dollar oil and gas sector, which has stymied a five-year federal study."

"Can fracking pollute drinking water?

The Environmental Protection Agency embarked in 2010 on what was intended to be a definitive study to find out. The answer could prove critical to future U.S. regulation of the multibillion-dollar fossil fuel sector and to ensuring water safety for millions of Americans.

But after five years of fighting with the oil and gas industry, the agency may still be unable to provide a clear answer when a draft of the study is published this spring, based on internal EPA documents and interviews with people who have knowledge of the study."

Neela Banerjee reports for InsideClimate News March 2, 2015.

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"Internal Documents Reveal Extensive Industry Influence Over EPA's National Fracking Study" (DeSmogBlog)