The New York Times
by Ian Urbina
Published: March 1, 2011
"As drilling for natural gas started to climb sharply about 10 years ago, energy companies faced mounting criticism over an extraction process that involves pumping millions of gallons of water into the ground for each well and can leave significant amounts of hazardous contaminants in the water that comes back to the surface.
Drilling Down
by Ian Urbina
Published: March 1, 2011
"As drilling for natural gas started to climb sharply about 10 years ago, energy companies faced mounting criticism over an extraction process that involves pumping millions of gallons of water into the ground for each well and can leave significant amounts of hazardous contaminants in the water that comes back to the surface.
Drilling Down
An Imperfect Solution
Articles in this series examine the risks of natural-gas drilling and efforts to regulate this rapidly growing industry.
Questions, additional information or related tips can be sent to urbina@nytimes.com.
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Drilling Down: Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers (February 27, 2011)
So, in a move hailed by industry as a major turning point, drilling companies started reusing and recycling the wastewater." More>>>>
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