Keep in mind that other things come back to the surface besides the sought after and valuable natural gas. Brine laden with a number of undesirable metals such as barium and perhaps radioactive chemicals are brought up. Currently there is no safe place to dispose of this water that comes back. For this procedure there is not a problem because a 2005 act excluded hydraulic fracturing from having to meet the standards set by
The Clean Water Act - passed by Congress while Nixon was in office
The Clean Air Act - passed by Congress while Nixon was in office
The Clean Drinking Water Act
These laws were major advances in protecting the environment we all share.
Why tolerate natural gas extraction if the process had to be excluded from these important acts?
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