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Natural Gas Drillers being blamed for contaminated drinking water.
The EPA is unfairly targeting a Texas drilling company for local water contamination, when there is no proof they are responsible for the damage.
Yet there is no proof the drilling operation is the cause!!!
When will government get out of business's face.
The EPA is unfairly targeting a Texas drilling company for local water contamination, when there is no proof they are responsible for the damage.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency order against a Texas gas driller Tuesday, accusing the company of contaminating an aquifer and giving it 48 hours to provide clean drinking water to affected residents and begin taking steps to resolve the problem.
The order is unprecedented in Texas, partly because the federal body overstepped the state agency responsible for overseeing gas and oil drilling in the state. The EPA's move could ratchet up a bitter fight between Texas and the EPA that has evolved in the past year from a dispute over environmental issues into a pitched battle over states rights.
EPA regional director Al Armendariz said he issued the order against Range Resources of Fort Worth, Texas, because he felt the Texas Railroad Commission was not responding quickly enough to contamination found in two water wells belonging to Parker County residents in North Texas.
Yet there is no proof the drilling operation is the cause!!!
Range Resources on Tuesday denied being the source of the contamination.
"We've been working with the Railroad Commission as well as the landowners over the last several months," spokesman Matt Pitzarella said. "We believe that the methane in the water has absolutely no connection to our operations in the area. We provided that information to the Railroad Commission, the landowners and to the EPA."
EPA: Natural Gas Driller Tainted Texas Aquifer - CBS News
When will government get out of business's face.