EcoWatch: Dont be fooled. Headlines in the New York Times and other news media about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) long-awaited study on the impacts of fracking on drinking water are another tragic case of not looking beyond the timid agencys spin. Despite the lack of new substantive data and the limited scope of the study, the EPA did find instances of water contamination and outlined the areas where this could happen in the fracking process.
Rather than seriously undertaking its mission,...