Something funny in the water (from fracking?) 14JAN14

IT is amazing the EPA would stop investigations in drinking water contamination and fracking in three communities across the nation, especially in the wake of the water pollution disaster this last week in West Virginia. Clean drinking water is priceless, and there are laws to protect our water the EPA is supposed to enforce. We need to force the EPA to reopen these investigations and if fracking is found to be responsible then the companies must be fined and forced to clean up their mess and provide clean water in these communities and be financially responsible for the health care cost of those made sick from this polluted water. Please sign the petition from the NRDC to the EPA telling them to reopen these investigations, click the link. And for more on fracking and help for communities fighting it and / or dealing with the aftermath do a search on this blog.....

Protect our water from fracking A troubling trend is putting our drinking water in peril. Residents in Dimock, PA, Pavilion, WY, and Parker County, TX noticed problems with their drinking water. When their state officials wouldn’t help, the EPA agreed to investigate. But the EPA abruptly pulled out in all three communities, despite evidence of water contamination. Last month, the EPA’s own internal watchdog said that the risk faced by residents in Parker County is still unknown. The EPA is supposed to protect us from pollution, but it seems to be backing down in response to pressure from oil and gas companies Demand safe water for all. Tell EPA head Gina McCarthy to reopen investigations into groundwater contamination linked to fracking. I’ve worked for seven years protecting our land and communities from harmful oil and gas operations. I’ve seen it all from irresponsible corporations—but this is an alarming trend from the EPA, the agency in charge of protecting human health and the environment. When the EPA fails to act on science in controversial fracking-related cases across the country, we’re left defenseless from the dangers of fracking. Families shouldn’t be on their own when it comes to making sure their drinking water is safe. Email Administrator McCarthy and demand that the EPA reopen investigations into contaminated water from fracking. Thank you, Amy Mall Senior Policy Analyst, NRDC