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Hydraulic fracturing natural gas boom hits obstacle: Groundwater contamination

Perhaps the initial euphoria over the prospects for a massive increase in natural gas supply -- both in the U.S. and globally -- were a bit premature.

The reason? The new techniques -- such as hydraulic fracturing -- to access the gas from previously hard-to-access or untapped beds are causing environmental problems, the chief of which is the contamination of drinking water wells, and water supplies, The New York Times reported. The Times added that so far the incidence of groundwater contamination is thin, but environmental groups counter that's because governments have been slow to monitor the drilling boom and are not looking hard enough for contamination.

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