The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says high levels of methane, benzene and chemicals found in two Wyoming water monitoring wells are “of concern” and said hydraulic fracturing or fracking may be responsible. In an interview set to air on the Bloomberg cable news channel on Saturday and Sunday, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said the agency discussed results from two monitoring wells in the Pavillion area with state and local officials. The well data was released to the public last week. Jackson’s comments marked the first time she has raised a possible link between the oil and gas industry practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, with drinking water pollution in the area.
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