News Analysis: Congressional Democrats Want To Close a Legal Loophole In Regulation of Deep Drilling
Air date: Week of 06/03/2009
Story length: 4:23
Analyst: Ann Murray
 A typical deep shale rig and water holding pond. The process to fracture the shale with millions of gallons of water mixed with sand and chemicals is unregulated. Photo by Ann Murray. |
One reason a new wave of deep oil and gas exploration in Pennsylvania is possible is that the industry has improved a drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing. A 2004 EPA study says the process doesn't threaten groundwater. However, EPA chief Lisa Jackson now says the agency might revisit the study's conclusion. The Allegheny Front's news analyst Ann Murray joins host Matthew Craig to discuss the issue.
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