Congress Launches Investigation Into Gas Drilling Practices

Submitted by neilzusman on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:14

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

Shankman,Sabrina; Lustgarten,Abrahm

Source:

ProPublica (2010)

URL:

http://www.propublica.org/article/congress-launches-investigation-into-gas-drilling-practices-219

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Rep. Henry Waxman announced Thursday that the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which he chairs, is launching an investigation into potential environmental impacts from hydraulic fracturing. (Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images)
Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif.

"Two of the largest companies involved in natural gas drilling have acknowledged pumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of diesel-based fluids into the ground in the process of hydraulic fracturing, raising further concerns that existing state and federal regulations don't adequately protect drinking water from drilling."

Source: Energy and Commerce Committee Investigates Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing