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Fracking risks overstated, say U of Texas researchers

Andrew Topf | February 19, 2012 | 1:16 am Europe 

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin say the controversial practice of "hydraulic fracturing," or "fracking", may not be to blame for environmental problems such as water contamination. Fracking is where water, chemicals and sand are pumped at high...

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