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Texas Could Feel Effects of Alarming Wyoming Fracking Study

A report from the Environmental Protection Agency showing that gas drilling led to water contamination in a Wyoming town sent shockwaves through the energy industry this week. Mose Buchele of KUT News reports on what the findings could mean for drilling in Texas.

by Mose Buchele, KUT News
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A report from the Environmental Protection Agency showing that oil and gas drilling led to water contamination in a Wyoming town sent shockwaves through the energy industry this week. Mose Buchele of KUT News reports on what the findings could mean for drilling in Texas.

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