Discussion of “Feds Link Water Contamination to Fracking for the First Time”

The article titled “Feds Link Water Contamination to Fracking for the First Time” by Abraham Lustgarten and Nicholas Kusnetz was very informative. Before this piece, I had no idea what fracking was, or the dangers associated with it. The fact that EnCana is denying that fracking is the cause of pollution in the wells the EPA has tested is not surprising, and not totally unjustified. The EPA has found one chemical associated with fracking in wells in Pavillion, but they only found it once. Sure, the company could be being very careful, but the fact that even one source of drinking water was contaminated is unacceptable. Although, since it was only found once it could have not even been EnCana’s fault, which is basically what they are claiming. If this is the case though, then why would they not give a full list of the chemicals used to the EPA so they could be sure? I personally believe that fracking is not only the cause of the pollution, but I think that EnCana knows it, and that’s why they’re being so reluctant to give over the information that the EPA has been requesting. If EnCana was really innocent then they would just tell the EPA what they use and have their name cleared, but they won’t so it’s not too hard to believe that they know they’re polluting the water.