New Nonprofit Offering Help With Tests That May Link Contaminated Water to Fracking | NewWest.Net
Two Texans who have dealt with energy development on their property formed ShaleTest.org, a nonprofit designed to help landowners test their water before drilling begins and during energy operations to determine if the chemicals used during hydraulic fracturing, a drilling method that introduces water, sand and chemicals under high pressure to crack open rock formations, and throughout drilling, to see if natural gas drilling operations are impacting water, air or soil quality.
