Matt Mead All Fracked Up!

Wyoming Governor Delayed EPA Fracking Report On Contaminated Water

An EPA report linking fracking to groundwater contamination in Wyoming was delayed after Governor Matt Mead persuaded EPA director Lisa Jackson to hold back the report, giving him time to coordinate an all out PR offensive for his oil and gas industry buddies. Well that’s really fracked up, Matt!

According to an AP investigation, the data was held up for Mead by the EPA for a month before it was finally released this passed December, sending shockwaves through the oil and gas industry that’s already under fire from environmentalists.

“When I talked to Lisa Jackson they were going to release the findings regardless. That wasn’t even the question. The question was on the timing of it. We wanted a chance to see what are they basing this on,” Mead told the AP.

Something tells us Wyoming residents might be pretty pissed off when they wake up today and find out their Governor undermined serious potential health risks in effort to protect big oil and gas money. Ooops, you’re busted!

Read more about Frackin Matt at the AP