Chesapeake Fined for Groundwater Contamination, Resumes Hydraulic Fracturing; Congress Pursues Safety Study

May 19, 2011

After an improper casing on one of Chesapeake Energy’s Marcellus wells led to the contamination of private water supplies for 16 families in Bradford County, Pa in 2010, and a tank fire injured three workers in February, Pennsylvania DEP has charged the company with the largest single fine it has ever issued to an oil [...]

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Drilling Wastes Going to Short Creek Landfill in Ohio County (Wheeling)

May 17, 2011

WHEELING – With permission from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Chesapeake Energy is dumping waste at the Short Creek Landfill, according to the Wheeling Intelligencer. “The advantage of taking this waste to the landfills is there are protective liners in landfills and the leachate is collected and tested,” said DEP spokeswoman Kathy Cosco. [...]

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Change in Plans: Morgantown Rally now on Wed May18

May 16, 2011

The rally date/time has been changed.   It has been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday, May 18, from 10AM to 12 noon at the Courthouse Square on High Street in Morgantown. The purpose of the rally is to allow citizens to voice their concerns about the Marcellus shale gas well that is permitted at the [...]

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EPA Wants to Know Where Wastewater is Going

May 16, 2011

Extract of  story in The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 13 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday stepped up pressure on Pennsylvania regulators to tighten wastewater disposal standards for natural gas drillers.  The EPA directed six natural gas drillers in Pennsylvania to give details on how they get rid of or recycle water used in the fracking [...]

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May-June Calendar of Events

May 15, 2011

The Calendar page of this website has been updated for the following events: May 18, Morgantown – Community Rally to Support Safeguarding Water Wednesday, May 18, 10AM-12 Noon Morgantown Courthouse Square High Street, Downtown Morgantown Please come to voice your concerns and ask questions regarding the hydraulic fracturing well(s) planned for construction in the Morgantown [...]

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Morgantown Utility Board Seeks Protections from Drilling to Safeguard Water

May 14, 2011

Ken Ward in the Sustained Outrage blog, May 13, reports “With the start of drilling approaching, the Morgantown Utility Board is seeking additional safeguards for the city’s water supply from any potential problems associated with Northeast Natural Energy’s plans for Marcellus Shale wells just upstream from the area’s water intake on the Monongahela River.”    The [...]

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Drilling Mud Likely the Buffalo Creek Contaminant

May 13, 2011

A spill of drilling mud 2 months ago in Pennsylvania is suspected as the culprit in the recent incident of contamination in Buffalo Creek.  MarkWest Liberty officials said the natural gas processing company “might be” responsible for the gray-white foam which was distributed over a 25 mile long stretch of the stream and was also [...]

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Wellsburg City Council Votes to Prohibit Drilling

May 13, 2011

On Tuesday evening the Wellsburg City Council approved an ordinance prohibiting natural gas drilling in and within one mile of the city. Mayor Sue Simonetti and City Manager Mark Henne told council and others at the meeting they aren’t opposed to natural gas drilling but are concerned about the city’s water being contaminated by procedures used in [...]

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Failed Flange Suspected in Bradford Co. Blowout; Fracking Not Resumed Yet

May 11, 2011

A Chesapeake spokesperson stated that the cause of the well blowout in Bradford County appears to be a failure of a flange connection to the well head on the surface and there is no evidence of any problems with the well itself.  The well blowout occurred on April 19th and spewed thousands of gallons of [...]

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Duke Study Shows Fracking Contaminates Drinking Water

May 10, 2011

Flammable tap water.  You’ve seen it on Gasland.  You can find several YouTube videos of this event on the net.  Now the research has caught up with the reality.  Duke University studied water quality in the vicinity of hydraulic fracturing and produced incontrovertible evidence that fracking contaminates drinking water wells with methane gas. The study published [...]

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