WASHINGTON, D.C.: The two years of drought in the central United States is placing strains on the water-intense oil and gas fracking industry, according to a new study on Wednesday.
Nearly 50 percent of the wells drilled since 2011 using hydraulic fracturing, aimed at exploiting hard-to-tap oil and gas deposits, are in areas with “high or extremely high water stress,” according to the study by Ceres, a nonprofit group promoting sustainability in business.
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