April 1, 2013
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EPA Grapples With Methods For Assessing Contamination From Fracking
EPA is struggling to develop methods for analyzing potential contamination due to hydraulic fracturing for its pending study on the practice's impacts on drinking water and in some cases of alleged contamination, though some stakeholders are urging officials to craft monitoring criteria to ease their ability to assess suspected contamination.
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Industry Pushes Back On 'Zero Discharge' Option For Power Plant ELG
Fearing EPA may pursue a strict, zero liquid discharge (ZLD) limit in its pending effluent limitation guidelines (ELG) for steam- and coal-fired power plants, industry is urging the agency to consider industry-collected data showing that the ZLD option would not remove enough toxic pollutants to meet the Clean Water Act's (CWA) requirement that the rule be cost effective.
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