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Pa. pushes drillers to frack with coal mine water

2013-03-17 12:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Each day, 300 million gallons of polluted mine water enters Pennsylvania streams and rivers, turning many of them into dead zones unable to support aquatic life. At the same time, drilling companies use up to 5 million gallons of fresh water for every natural-gas well they frack. State environmental officials and coal region lawmakers are hoping that the state's newest extractive industry can help clean up a giant mess left by the last one. They are encouraging drillers to use tainted coal mine...

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