One of the first things George Bush did after stealing Ohio in 2004, part of his "mandate"as second term quisling, was sign a bill that exempted hydraulic fracturing from the Safe Water Drinking Act. This carve-out was promoted at the time by Dick Cheney for the benefit of Halliburton. By that I mean, Vice-President Dick Cheney and Halliburton, his former employer, and a company in which Mr. Cheney still held great amounts of stock, even as VP.
The stench you smell not only comes from the well they just drilled near your school.