This morning's New York Times contained the following correction:
> An article on May 7 about the Obama administration's appointment of a panel
of experts to find ways to make hydraulic fracturing safer misstated the
prevalence of cases in which fluids from the gas drilling process have been
proven to have contaminated drinking water. There are few documented cases,
not numerous ones, although federal and state investigations into reports of
such incidents are continuing.
That is obviously a significant correction, but to understand how serious you
have to go back to the original article, linked above. The article describes
the Obama administration's setting up a panel to find ways to make hydraulic
fracturing safer and cleaner. This is how the Times explained the rationale
for new regulations:
> Hydraulic fracturing involves the high-pressure injection of fluids into
underground shale formations to break open natural gas pockets. The technique,
which has been in limited use for decades, is expected to significantly
increase recovery of domestic gas supplies and keep prices moderate for years.
>
> But the process also pours millions of gallons of dangerous chemicals into
the ground and into wastewater treatment systems, which in some cases cannot
remove ...
Source: http://news.feedzilla.com/en_us/stories/politics/top-stories/90393791?client_source=feed&format=rss
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