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John Sarbanes: “I do want to point out that the industry keeps asserting that there is all this evidence that hydraulic fracturing can't…”

On the recordNovember 15, 2011
I do want to point out that the industry keeps asserting that there is all this evidence that hydraulic fracturing can't contaminate underground sources of drinking water...
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Challenges claims that hydraulic fracturing is safe for drinking water.

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