It’s no secret that hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, has been a popular topic for debate in recent years. Another occurrence…
December 11, 2012by Neno Duplan Read more
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While the amount of damage that Hurricane Sandy caused is still being tallied up, particular attention needs to be paid…
November 13, 2012by Neno Duplan Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to tighten standards for four water contaminants that can cause cancer as part of a new strategy to toughen drinking-water regulation.
EPA said it will start rulemakings to revise standards for two contaminants used in industrial or textile processing, tetracholorethylene and trichloroethylene, within the year. The EPA will follow that rulemaking by setting stricter standards for epichlorohydrin and acrylamide, which can contaminate drinking water through the water-treatment process.
March 23, 2010by Neno Duplan Read more
WSJ reported today that concerns about potential drinking-water contamination are prompting Congress to investigate hydraulic fracturing, a controversial drilling technique…
February 19, 2010by Neno Duplan Read more