EPa abruptly cancels fracking forum expected to draw thousands of critics

摘要

In a move that again illustrated the controversy surrounding nhydraulic fracturing, the Environmental Protection Agency can-ncelled an all-day public hearing on the practice last week after nthe host venue said it could not handle the throng of people — nand protesters — who were expected to attend.nEPA had planned to hold a fracking hearing in upstate New nYork, where the practice - which involves injecting chemicals nand other liquids into rock formations to force out natural ngas - is highly controversial. But after a day of confusion amid nconflicting reports, EPA canceled the session after a university nbacked out of hosting it at the price EPA wanted to pay, and nanother city’s sports arena said it couldn’t handle the expected ninflux of attendees on two days’ notice.