Fracking and Clean Water Threats
Amy Souers Kober, Senior Director of Communications
January 30, 2012 | Water Pollution, Fracking, Water Supply
All Americans deserve clean water. So it’s heartening to see People magazine covering one of the leading threats to our rivers and clean water supplies – fracking.
Living with Fracking | People Magazine
The natural gas drilling technique known as fracking is a hot topic, highlighted by President Obama in the State of the Union address.
At American Rivers, we are alarmed by the threat fracking poses to our drinking water supplies and the health of our rivers and streams. For the past two years, we highlighted natural gas drilling as the leading threat to America’s Most Endangered Rivers®.
The February 6 issue of People introduces us to a family in Pennsylvania whose tap water catches on fire, drawing links to fracking and exploring the controversy.
Learn more about fracking and our rivers, and take action to protect clean water.
Post a Comment
Comment Policy: Our goal is to provide a forum for sharing and interacting with others about issues that are affecting our rivers and our clean water. All comments offered in the spirit of civil conversation are welcome! Commercial spam, obscenity and other rude behavior are not, and will be removed.
