Trump pushes for environmental rollbacks that may benefit oil and gas
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
The Trump administration is working to rollback dozens of environmental rules that could benefit the oil and gas industry, according to Oil City News.
The proposed changes would weaken protections for migratory birds, expand Arctic drilling and impact future regulation of public health threats, capping four years of unprecedented environmental deregulation by President Donald Trump.
Most of the rollbacks are expected to sail through the approval process.
Learn more: Oil City News > Trump pushes new environmental rollbacks
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
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What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
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Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.