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Dredly t1_iyhyt1i wrote

First, the well EXPLODED on 1/1/2009 according to the article... so not sure how Obama is involved here? He wasn't president until 3 weeks AFTER the well had already exploded. so thank Bush for this.

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As for Obama's ruling, the problem here is first, "potentially carcinogenic". as far as I know the actual recipe of what they use to frack with isn't fully known to the public and there isn't a single combination used, in this case it had nothing at all to do with the material used, and is just fracking in general, they hit a methane pocket and opened it up,

and second: Obama's rulings were the first time companies HAD to disclose what was in their fluid and there HAS been a set standard of what needs to happen with fracking fluids (thanks to Obama btw)... until Trump removed them

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/05/us/new-fracking-rule-is-issued-by-obama-administration.html

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also... https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/366704-trump-to-repeal-obama-fracking-rule/

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So basically, Obama is in no way related to this story, since it happened before him, Bush owns this, and he DID try adding restrictions to the fracking industry, Trump removed them

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Blexcr0id t1_iyihixk wrote

We have the republican majority state legislature to thank for the states failure to properly tax/monetize the fracking industry in PA and for the "proprietary" fracking chemical solutions they pump into our drinking water resources.

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Dredly t1_iyihqr7 wrote

Not just fracking, logging, oil, mining, etc all have no severance tax :(

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