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A landmark study by the Environmental Protection Agency that concluded fracking causes no widespread harm to drinking water is coming under fire [triblive.com] — this time, from the agency's own science advisers.

Members of the EPA Science Advisory Board, which reviews major studies by the agency, says the main conclusion — that there's no evidence fracking has led to “widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water” — requires clarification, David Dzombak, a Carnegie Mellon University environmental engineering professor leading the review panel, wrote in an email.

“Major findings are ambiguous or are inconsistent with the observations/data presented in the body of the report,” the 31 scientists on the panel said in December, in a response to the study.

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