Each year in the US, over 35,000 natural gas wells are drilled through a process called hydraulic fracturing (fracking). This process involves the underground injection of 1-8 million gallons of water per well, water that is laced with a mixture of 596 different chemicals. In 2005, Congress exempted oil and gas companies engaged in hydraulic fracturing from The Safe Drinking Water Act. With increased fracking, public drinking water is being poisoned by toxic chemicals with residents experiencing significant negative health effects and property damage. Proponents of fracking insist that the practice does not effect drinking water, and yet oil and gas companies still spend hundreds of millions lobbying against proposals to revoke the loophole created in 2005. Sign this to keep US water safe.
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