Pros And Cons Of Fracking
ASSIGNMENT TWO: ARTICLE SYNOPSIS
EPA on fracking: “we can only do so much”
DuBois, S. (2010, September 17). EPA on fracking: “we can only do so much”. CNN money.com. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/16/news/fracking_EPA.fortune/index.htm
1. Summary
Due to the raised concerns with hydraulic fracturing fluid polluting the ground water the state regulation board of New York has elected to elevate the issue of concern to the EPA. With this shift of regulating authority, opponents and proponents began arguing their side. Opponents to fracking generally believe the EPA has a right to regulate the fracking fluid and that public has the right to know if the process is safe. Proponents to fracking, argue that the EPA and the …show more content…
The issues regarding fracking in particular include: that it is too loosely regulated and that the practice could impact all environmental and health concisions. The number one concern in this article is with the groundwater contamination concerns.
2. The Natural Gas industry:
These stakeholders have historically maintained that their drilling and fracking practices are safe, and that there is little hard evidence to prove otherwise. The industries gas prospectors and producer are planning for what has been noted to be one of the largest new gas plays, stretching from West Virginia and Pennsylvania to the southern tier of New York. This play could possibly bring a number of jobs and revenue to the area along with increase the domestic natural gas utilization.
3. The EPA:
The EPA, under its current authority, regulates the water after it comes out of the ground as wastewater, but not while it is below the surface. After fracking, much of the water resurfaces from the well, where it's considered industrial wastewater. After a study conducted by the EPA in 2004, they gave a clean bill of health to fracking. That study was immediately questioned in the current debate and was essentially call “unsupportable.” The EPA is under pressure to conduct a new study and communicate their finding. The EPA believes that the public deserves to have answers to their
EPA on fracking: “we can only do so much”
DuBois, S. (2010, September 17). EPA on fracking: “we can only do so much”. CNN money.com. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/16/news/fracking_EPA.fortune/index.htm
1. Summary
Due to the raised concerns with hydraulic fracturing fluid polluting the ground water the state regulation board of New York has elected to elevate the issue of concern to the EPA. With this shift of regulating authority, opponents and proponents began arguing their side. Opponents to fracking generally believe the EPA has a right to regulate the fracking fluid and that public has the right to know if the process is safe. Proponents to fracking, argue that the EPA and the …show more content…
The issues regarding fracking in particular include: that it is too loosely regulated and that the practice could impact all environmental and health concisions. The number one concern in this article is with the groundwater contamination concerns.
2. The Natural Gas industry:
These stakeholders have historically maintained that their drilling and fracking practices are safe, and that there is little hard evidence to prove otherwise. The industries gas prospectors and producer are planning for what has been noted to be one of the largest new gas plays, stretching from West Virginia and Pennsylvania to the southern tier of New York. This play could possibly bring a number of jobs and revenue to the area along with increase the domestic natural gas utilization.
3. The EPA:
The EPA, under its current authority, regulates the water after it comes out of the ground as wastewater, but not while it is below the surface. After fracking, much of the water resurfaces from the well, where it's considered industrial wastewater. After a study conducted by the EPA in 2004, they gave a clean bill of health to fracking. That study was immediately questioned in the current debate and was essentially call “unsupportable.” The EPA is under pressure to conduct a new study and communicate their finding. The EPA believes that the public deserves to have answers to their