How to avoid water wars between 'fracking' industry and residents
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 12:02
in Earth & Climate
The shale gas boom has transformed the energy landscape in the US, but in some drier locations, it could cause conflict among the energy industry, residents and agricultural interests over already-scarce water resources, say researchers. They add that degraded water quality is a potential risk unless there are adequate safeguards.