December 11, 2022 From Daily Climate: and Activist Post By B.N. Frank via thefreeonline
One year after our “Fractured” investigation on fracking: Lots of talk, no action
Forever Chemicals (PFAS) are a highly useful water repellant widely included in the secret toxic chemical mixtures added to billions of gallons of water pumped into the ‘fracking miracle’ wells, with zero oversight and exemption from the Clean Water Laws, by the notorious ‘Cowboy Frackers’ who have then abandoned 3.2 million orphaned and abandoned wells (2021) and toxic ponds, often declaring bankruptcy to drill again with a new name, and thus pumping in ever more Forever Chemicals, that can be lethal to humans at one part per trillion. All this beneath US flags and claims to Make America Great Again, selling frack gas as LNG at astronomical prices to desperate nations deprived by the Pentagon’s wars, sanctions, cuts of Russian Gas and sabotage of Nordstream..…
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Waste from Fracking contains “Forever Chemicals” (PFAS) found Dumped at 100 U.S. Locations
Earlier this month a fracking company agreed to a plea deal in Pennsylvania after a grand jury investigation revealed that its gas wells were malfunctioning “resulting in flammable methane leaking into aquifers in Dimock and the surrounding area.” Of course, fracking has led to complaints in other U.S. locations as well.
“In the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Congress revised the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to exclude “the underground injection of fluids or propping agents (other than diesel fuels) pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities” from the Safe Drinking Water Act’s requirements for the underground injection control (UIC) program”. ballotpedia.org
Revealed: Nearly 100 potential PFAS-polluted sites in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia from fracking waste
A new map reveals at least 97 new locations that could have been contaminated by the industry’s use of “forever chemicals” See where toxic PFAS have been used in Pennsylvania fracking wells
Kristina Marusic PITTSBURGH — Waste from fracking wells that used PFAS – commonly known as “forever chemicals”– has been dumped at dozens of sites across Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia — all of which could face contamination of soil, groundwater and drinking water as a result.
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been used in hydraulic fracturing and other types of oil and gas wells across the U.S. for at least a decade.
Exposure to the chemicals, which are also used to make various consumer products nonstick and waterproof, is linked to health problems including kidney and testicular cancer, liver and thyroid problems, reproductive problems, lowered vaccine efficacy in children and increased risk of birth defects, among others.
Regulatory loopholes and a lack of transparency make it impossible to know how extensively the chemicals have been used in oil and gas production.
PFAS: The latest toxic concern for those near fracking
In August, however, Environmental Health News (EHN), documented the first case of private drinking water contaminated with PFAS potentially linked to fracking wells, and in October EHN mapped the eight locations where operators have publicly disclosed the kind of PFAS they used in Pennsylvania fracking wells.
Now, a new map developed for EHN by FracTracker using public data reveals that waste generated at the eight Pennsylvania fracking wells with documented PFAS use has traveled to at least 97 additional sites for reuse and disposal.
Those eight wells generated more than 23 million gallons of liquid waste and 30,390 tons of solid waste between 2012 and 2022 so far.
Continue reading “Entire US aquifers may be contaminated with Forever Chemicals from criminal Frackers”
Alastair Crooke
