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April 10th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda According to the International Business Times, in its release of new testing results, the Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking,” did not contaminate the groundwater supply in the small town of Dimock, Pa. The new findings support the EPA‘s initial conclusions released last month, specifically that the water does not pose an immediate health risk to the residents of the town.
Dimock has played a major role in the debating over natural gas extraction via fracking. Here are some facts about the fracking controversy surrounding the tiny Pennsylvania town:
* Initially, Cabot Oil Gas Corp, the energy company that conducted fracking in Dimock, approached residents to lease their land to the company for natural gas extraction, according to a Vanity Fair article.
* Following the beginning of the fracking operations, there were numerous reports of problems by residents, including water supplies turning brown, increased illness, horses and pets randomly losing hair, and one resident’s water well spontaneously exploding.
* In January, as residents and environmental advocacy groups protested the alleged contamination of Dimock’s water supply by fracking operations, the EPA promised to deliver freshwater to homes , noted the Associated Press.
* However, within 24 hours of promising freshwater deliveries, the EPA reversed its decision without any of type of explanation or announcement of plans to deliver water in the future.
* The same month the EPA decided to test 60 private wells in the town after the Department of Environmental Protection decided that Cabot was not legally obligated to continue to provide free freshwater to residents, according to NPR.
* Bloomberg reported that numerous Dimock residents have joined together as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Cabot Oil Gas Corporation that accuses the company of causing contamination, which Cabot has denied responsibility.
* In the Dimock lawsuit, 23 families are requesting a federal court classifying fracking as “inherently dangerous,” a legal designation that may lead to the plaintiffs being awarded damages.
* Despite the EPA’s preliminary conclusions delivered in March, the testing results confirmed that water samples contained dangerous levels of methane and that some wells contained other low levels of carcinogenic contaminants, added the Huffington Post.
* Residents of the town expressed outrage over the EPA’s public statements that the water was safe and the recorded levels of methane and other contaminants found in the water samples.
* Anti-fracking groups have also spoken up about the agency’s results, standing behind what Dimock residents have asserted, namely that the EPA’s data clearly reveals levels of contamination.
Rachel Bogart provides an in-depth look at current environmental issues and local Chicago news stories. As a college student from the Chicago suburbs pursuing two science degrees, she applies her knowledge and passion to both topics to garner further public awareness.
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