EPA says 'fracking' probably contaminated well water in Wyoming

The agency's new draft report finds dangerous amounts of benzene in a well near the town of Pavillion. The finding is sure to roil the debate over the controversial natural gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing.The Environmental Protection Agency said that hydraulic fracturing, a controversial natural gas drilling process, probably contaminated well water in Wyoming, a finding sure to roil the debate about expanding natural gas drilling around the country.

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