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"Corps Worries That Fracking Gas Wells Might Hurt Dams" [1]

"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is concerned that hydraulic fracturing of natural-gas wells near its dams — such as the one at Joe Pool Lake in southwestern Dallas County — could threaten dam safety."

Randy Lee Loftis reports for the Dallas Morning News July 31, 2011 (Subscription only). [2]

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Source: Dallas News [2], 08/02/2011
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