Letter to the editor: Truths about fracking
A letter to the editor highlights recent environmental concerns regarding fracking in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The author cites specific spills and leaks in Indiana County, Butler County, and Marietta.
Recently, 336,000 gallons of toxic frack flowback contaminated 37 acres in Indiana County, polluting Whiskey Run; the casing split. A frack tank valve failure caused a 4,610-gallon spill of contaminated water in Butler County. In Marietta, Ohio, toxic injected frack brine is leaking.
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