News Briefs: Defective Drilling Wells Contaminate Drinking Water

In this week's news, researchers identify the source of aquifer contamination, a New Jersey wastewater treatment plant receives FEMA funds and an innovative drip-irrigation project nears completion.
News Briefs: Defective Drilling Wells Contaminate Drinking Water

According to a recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the shale-gas boom is responsible for contaminating North Texas drinking water, but not in the way one might imagine. The contamination comes neither from drilling nor from hydraulic...

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