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    Irish Times: Pro-Fracking Company Asked to Carry Out Safety Study

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The Irish government has tasked the Environmental Protection Agency with a safety study on shale; it in turn has hired pro-fracking CDM Smith, Irish Times says

by: Erica Mills

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Irish Times: Pro-Fracking Company Asked to Carry Out Safety Study

The lead company employed to carry out a study on fracking in Ireland is a pro-fracking organisation involved in the controversial gas extraction method in the United States and Poland.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was commissioned by the Government to undertake a two-year study into fracking. It will examine if fracking can be conducted in a way that does not cause significant environmental pollution.

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