In
the article “EPA: Natural Gas Fracking Linked to Water Contamination” establishes how
fracking is affecting the drinking water in Wyoming. This has been a controversial
issue for some time now, but with this evidence they feel as if they could ban
its continuance. This study was done to present if fracking was a major risk that
affected water resources in Wyoming. “In the 121-page draft report released
today, EPA officials said that the contamination near the town of Pavillion,
Wyo., had most
likely seeped up from gas wells and contained at least 10 compounds
known to be used in frack fluids.” (Lustgarten) Through the information in the
article provided fracking is a risk on water resources. With the evidence
provided they did not specify if fracking was the real cause of contamination
to the water. This was skeptic because “in an email exchange after the EPA released
preliminary water test data two weeks ago, the spokesman, Doug Hock,
denied that the company's actions were to blame for the pollution and suggested
it was naturally caused.” This company does not want to be at fault for any liabilities
that may happen due their company fracking. Being that the company understood
the consequences they faced they are trying to weasel themselves out of
trouble.
Honestly, fracking should be
illegal due to the consequences it poses on the environment as well as the
people. If any company sends out an emergency status that “cautioned
residents not to drink their water and to ventilate their homes when
they bathed because the methane in the water could cause an explosion” (Lustgarten)
is a major issue. Fracking is not safe
for our environment and it already puts strain on the one resource that is
already running low- water. I do not understand why fracking is so
controversial because I have not read one article that places emphasis on
anything that’s good that comes out of fracking. These big corporations need to
stop trying to be cheap and take responsibility for the hazardous materials
that they are putting into our water systems. They need to spend a little more
money on ways to fix our environment instead of ways to make money in order to
kill us off. Fracking will possibly always be controversial because everyone is
biased in the world. I just think that we should help to make it illegal so
that we can maintain ways to have healthy water instead of having to worry
about what is entering our body when we shower or drink it. Ban fracking and we
can experience less water contamination.