Germany Urged to Ban Shale Gas Fracking Near Water Reservoirs
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Germany is considering tighter regulation of a technique to unlock natural gas from impermeable rocks because of concerns it’s harmful to the environment.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government should ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, near drinking water reservoirs and mineral springs and require developers to conduct environmental impact studies, according to a report commissioned by the German Environment Ministry.