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PA’s Department of Environmental Prevarication does it again
WATERVILLE – A substance used in the natural gas drilling process is discoloring and distorting the texture of spring water running off a Cummings Township sidehill. . . . . . The mysterious substance was seen flowing down the slope, under the road and into Pine Creek, said Daniel T. Spadoni, spokesman for DEP’s northcentral…
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If at first you don’t spill enough, try, try again
Dimock, PA, approximately Thursday, 9/3:A blowout occurs during drilling under a road and wetland for a gas pipeline, resulting in a large spill of drilling mud. Witnesses report a greasy, gray film running down a water body. Local people who hear about the blowout have difficulty getting the straight story, despite persistently asking questions of…
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Frack fluid spill, Buckeye Creek, Doddridge County, West Virginia
Copied with permission from http://sootypaws.livejournal.com/ ——————————————————————————– Buckeye Creek In late August the pit holding fracture flowback “water” for natural gas well 47-017-05815 was breached near Sherwood in Doddridge County (the north central part of the state). The pit was constructed within feet of Buckeye Creek (the state has no requirement for a minimum distance between ground…
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Update on Louisiana cattle deaths from hydraulic fracturing: “No state agency took responsibility for testing”
From The Shreveport Times: The ‘stuff’ killed the cows, sheriff says • Prator questions whether drilling company has reported incident. By Vickie Welborn • [email protected] • June 25, 2009 That’s Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator’s assessment of what contributed to the deaths of 17 cows in late April near a natural gas drilling location south of…
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Scope comments – presented at 12/4 hearing, submitted by e-mail
Bureau of Oil & Gas RegulationNYSDEC Division of Mineral Resources625 BroadwayAlbany, NY 12233-6500 Subject: Scope Comment To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to submit comments to the Draft Scope for Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DSGEIS) on the Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program. I would like to make it clear…