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NY Times: A Tainted Water Well, and Concern There May Be More

On August 3, The New York Times published an article that begins:

For decades, oil and gas industry executives as well as regulators have maintained that a drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that is used for most natural gas wells has never contaminated underground drinking water.

What's the connection between water service and jobs?

In the fifth of a six-part series titled "America's Mayors: Governing In Tough Times," National Public Radio aired a story August 4 titled "Progress And Promise For A Town Once In Crisis" that features the mayor of a small city - Marion, Ind.

In the story, the mayor speaks about tough economic times and what he has done to retain and attract jobs to his city.

He demonstrates the connection between water systems in communities, cities and towns and jobs, but you need to read or listen to the very end of the story to hear it.

Public radio's "This American Life" examines fracking

Public radio's popular program "This American Life" examines hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in its latest episode.