Dimock, Pennsylvania - The Environmental Protection Agency has decided not to ship out water to the residents of Dimock after all despite the fact at least 18 wells were ruined by fracking facilities.
The news hit the town just a day after the EPA announced they would give the townspeople water, but failed to give a reason for the change. Instead EPA
spokeswoman Betsaida Alcantara stated in an email "We are actively filling information gaps and determining next steps in
Dimock. We have made no decision at this time to provide water."
Thankfully not all hope is lost, at least not at the moment. Actor Mark Ruffalo, though his environmentalist group Water Defense, is planning to sent a tanker filled with water to the town.
The best questions asked, and yet to be answered, come from Wendy Seymour, one of residents and an organic garlic farmer.
"What happened? Who had the power here? Who had the power to change
their minds? Was it the governor? Was it somebody from Washington? Was
it Cabot? What happened? We don't know. We're really confused."
Someone definitely needs to be held accountable. This is bigger than profits,, power, or politics. It's about the lives of an entire town of people.
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