Study: Fracking Waste Poses Severe Threat To Wildlife

September 5, 2013

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, fracking water “killed virtually all aquatic wildlife” at the site of one spill.

Think fracking spills pose little threat to fish and wildlife? Think again.

A new study conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey is drawing attention to the devastating impacts of fracking wastewater spills, profiling a 2007 Kentucky incident that left in its wake a decrepit environment unsuitable for animal inhabitation.

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