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ProPublica: Feds Warn Residents Near Wyoming Gas Drilling Sites Not to Drink Their Water.

”In the meeting Tuesday, the agency shared results from tests of 23 wells, 19 of which supply drinking water to residents. It found low levels of hydrocarbon compounds — various substances that make up oil — in 89 percent of the drinking water wells it tested. Methane gas was detected in seven of the wells and was determined to have come from the gas reservoir being tapped for energy.” If we hear an explanation of natural subsidence, I’ll go off.

09/02/10 • 01:04 PM • Environmental • Santa Fe Local • No Comments

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