Verenium’s Plan To Clean Up The Fracking Industry–While Still Fracking

The toxic gas extraction isn’t going away any time soon, but a new company has developed an enzyme that cleans up at least one of the poisonous problems of the process. There’s no denying that hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) is a dirty business. The process can pollute groundwater with toxic chemicals, potentially cause earthquakes, and release methane (a potent greenhouse gas) into the atmosphere.

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Verenium’s Plan To Clean Up The Fracking Industry–While Still Fracking