President Biden signs bill to repeal Trump-era rule on methane emissions
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Last week President Joe Biden signed a bill to repeal a Trump-era rule that loosened regulations on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, according to CNN.
Biden said the bill is an “important first step” to cut methane pollution and said it “reflects a return to common sense and commitment to the common good.”
Furthermore, Biden believes the infrastructure framework that he and a bipartisan group of senators agreed to a week prior to signing the bill could also help address the climate crisis.
Learn more: CNN > Biden signs bill repealing Trump-era EPA rule on methane emissions
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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.