The supervisor of the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has apologized for saying greed is motivating people in the Pavillion area who blame hydraulic fracturing for polluting the groundwater. Tom Doll made the remarks Tuesday at a meeting of state regulators in Vancouver, British Columbia. The energy news publication EnergyWire quoted Doll as saying Pavillion area residents are "just looking to be compensated." A spokesman for Gov. Matt Mead says Doll's comments at the Interstate Oil and Gas Commission Compact meeting don't reflect the administration's view. Fracking involves pumping water, sand and chemicals underground to crack open oil and gas deposits. A draft U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report theorizes that fracking might have polluted groundwater in the Pavillion area.
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