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New Study: Fluids From Marcellus Shale Likely Seeping Into PA Drinking Water

The study, conducted by scientists at Duke University and California State Polytechnic University at Pomona and released today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, tested drinking water wells and aquifers across Northeastern Pennsylvania. Researchers found that, in some cases, the water had mixed with brine that closely matched brine thought to be from the Marcellus Shale or areas close to it.

You know, the only alternatives to these sorts of studies are the, ahem, the "studies" conducted by the drillers themselves.

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