1.0TexasVox: The Voice of Public Citizen in Texashttps://www.texasvox.orgCitizen Carolhttps://www.texasvox.org/author/cgeiger1303/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iPhL6qkteg"><a href="https://www.texasvox.org/us-environmental-authorities-have-declared-for-the-first-time-that-fracking-may-be-to-blame-for-groundwater-pollution/">US environmental authorities have declared for the first time that fracking may be to blame for groundwater pollution.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.texasvox.org/us-environmental-authorities-have-declared-for-the-first-time-that-fracking-may-be-to-blame-for-groundwater-pollution/embed/#?secret=iPhL6qkteg" width="600" height="338" title="“US environmental authorities have declared for the first time that fracking may be to blame for groundwater pollution.” — TexasVox: The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas" data-secret="iPhL6qkteg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> A draft finding by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could have a chilling effect on states trying to determine how to regulate the process. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, involves pumping pressurised water, sand and chemicals underground to open fissures and improve the flow of oil or gas to the surface. The EPA found that […]https://www.texasvox.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/pc.jpg103104