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February 22, 2010

House Panel to Probe Natural Gas Drilling
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The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has launched an investigation
into potential environmental impacts from the natural gas drilling
practice known as hydraulic fracturing. This according to report from
Pro Publica. Last week, Congressman Henry Waxman revealed two of the
largest companies involved in natural gas drilling have acknowledged
pumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of diesel-based fluids into the
ground.



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