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Category Archives: Safe Water Drinking Act
Mark Ruffalo and Rachel Maddow on the Frack Threat to Our Water
Posted in Catskill, Chemicals, Contamination, Delaware River Basin, Environmental violations, EPA, Flowback water, Fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing, Marcellus Shale, Methane, Moratorium NY State, New York State, Poisons, Produced Water, Safe Water Drinking Act, Special interests, spilled fracturing fluid, Toxicity, Upper Delaware Council (UDC), Wastewater tanks or pits
Tagged hydraulic fracturing. Marcellus Shale, Marcellus Shale, Moratorium, Produced Water, Safe Water Drinking Act, toxicity, Wastewater tanks or pits
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The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) needs to take a clear position on natural gas drilling
Posted in Catskill, Chemicals, Clean Air Act, Contamination, Delaware River Basin, Energy, Environmental violations, EPA, Gas Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, Legislation, Marcellus Shale, Methane, Moratorium NY State, New York State, Pennsylvania, Safe Water Drinking Act, Sullivan County, Toxicity, Upper Delaware Council (UDC), Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Tagged contamination, hydraulic fracturing. Marcellus Shale, New York State, pennsylvania, Safe Water Drinking Act, Sullivan County, toxicity, Upper Delaware Council (UDC), Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
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Fracking: A Concern For Every Citizen
In spite of gas’ reputation as a “clean” form of energy, hydrofracking it appears to be anything but.
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Posted in air pollutants, Benzene, Bush Cheney, Chemicals, Clean Air Act, Contamination, Delaware River Basin, Diesel, Energy, EPA, Fracking, Fracking Fluid, Gas Drilling, Halliburton, Halliburton Loophole, Hydraulic Fracturing, Hydrolic Fracturing, Legislation, loopholes, Moratorium NY State, Pennsylvania, Poisons, Produced Water, quarantine, Safe Water Drinking Act, spilled fracturing fluid, Sullivan County, Toxicity, Volatile Organic Compounds
Tagged Delaware River Basin, energy, EPA, Fracking, Gas Drilling, Gasland the movie, legislation, Marcellus Shale, natural gas, Sullivan County, toxic spills, toxicity
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Award-Winning HBO Doc Examines CO Fracking
Everyone was a film critic Monday at a somewhat tense screening of the new anti-gas-drilling documentary “Split Estate” for the Garfield County commissioners. Most of the reviews — surprisingly, even from the industry — were glowing.
“Split Estate,” an award-winning documentary detailing the environmental conflicts between surface property owners and mineral-rights holders allowed to extract natural gas from their land, was screened for the commissioners at the request of the Grand Valley Citizens Alliance, which hopes to get a resolution from the board supporting greater federal oversight. Continue reading
Posted in air pollutants, Benzene, biocides(antimicrobial poisons), Chemicals, Colorado, Contamination, Diesel, Energy, Environmental violations, FRAC Act, Fracking, Fracking Fluid, Garfield County, Gas Drilling, Gas Lobby, Halliburton, Hydraulic Fracturing, leaks from badly cased wells, Legislation, loopholes, naphthalene (a blood poison), Poisons, Politics, Produced Water, pyridines (potential carcinogens), Safe Water Drinking Act, Special interests, spilled fracturing fluid, Split estate, Strontium, Toxicity, Wastewater tanks or pits
Tagged Air pollution, Benzene, biocides (antimicrobial poisons), Chemicals, CO, Colorado, contamination, Diesel, energy, EPA, Fracking Fluid, Garfield County, Gas Drilling, methane, natural gas, Poisons, Spilt estate, the documentary, toxic spills, toxicity, Volatile Organic Compounds, Wastewater tanks or pits
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One Family’s Story of a Poisoned Well in Dimock, PA
Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation had just begun hydraulic fracturing gas drilling in their area. It was August of 2008.
Soon the The Sautner family began to suffer from dizziness, hives, and gastrointestinal pain. Their 19 year-old daughter had to lie on the floor after taking a shower in discomfort.
Three surface spills have already occurred in the vicinity, and Julie said that she and her family live in fear of another spill every day.
Testing by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has confirmed high concentrations of iron, magnesium, sodium chloride, and highly saturated methane gas in Sautner’s water. The family has received a letter confirming the toxicity, according to Craig.
The Sautner family says they have lost not only their water, but also their dignity and privacy, as they now must receive daily water deliveries from a large tank located in their driveway.
Cabot Oil and Gas has been forced to make reparations. The DEP reported in November 2009 that Cabot paid a $120,000 civil penalty for the violations.
Documented violations against Cabot have been numerous, indicating much of what can go wrong with hydraulic fracturing. In September of 2009, the DEP temporarily banned Cabot from fracking after three polluted waste-water spills occurred in the Dimock area, polluting wetlands and reportedly poisoning the fish. The prohibition was removed after the company complied with a remedial action.
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Posted in air pollutants, Benzene, biocides(antimicrobial poisons), Cabot Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Contamination, Delaware River Basin, Diesel, Dimock, Endocrine Disruptors, Energy, Environmental violations, Fracking, Fracking Fluid, Gas Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, leaks from badly cased wells, Marcellus Shale, naphthalene (a blood poison), Poisons, Produced Water, pyridines (potential carcinogens), Safe Water Drinking Act, spilled fracturing fluid, Strontium, Toxicity, Volatile Organic Compounds, Wayne County, xylene and carbon disulfide (neurotoxicants)
Tagged Benzene, biocides (antimicrobial poisons), Chemicals, contamination, Delaware River Basin, Dimock, endocrine disruption, Fracking Fluid, Gas Drilling, hydraulic fracturing, Marcellus Shale, natural gas, pennsylvania, Produced Water, toxic spills, toxicity, Volatile Organic Compounds
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1,435 Drilling Violations In PA Since January 2008
Marcellus Shale natural gas drillers have violated state environmental laws and regulations at least 1,435 times since January 2008, according to a report by the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association.
Of those, 952 violations had potential “for direct impact on the environment,” the association said. They included:
• 100 violations of the state Clean Stream Law.
• 154 improper discharges of industrial waste.
• 277 violations related to sediment and erosion.
• 268 violations related to faulty construction of wastewater tanks or pits.
• 153 other violations.
The association compiled the violations by reviewing records obtained from the state Department of Environmental Protection via a Right to Know request. Continue reading
Posted in air pollutants, Benzene, biocides(antimicrobial poisons), Chemicals, Clean Air Act, Contamination, Delaware River Basin, Diesel, Endocrine Disruptors, Energy, Environmental violations, Fracking, Fracking Fluid, Gas Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, Hydrolic Fracturing, leaks from badly cased wells, Marcellus Shale, naphthalene (a blood poison), Pennsylvania, Poisons, Produced Water, pyridines (potential carcinogens), Safe Water Drinking Act, spilled fracturing fluid, Strontium, Toxicity, Volatile Organic Compounds, Wastewater tanks or pits, xylene and carbon disulfide (neurotoxicants)
Tagged contamination, Delaware River Basin, energy, Fracking, Fracking Fluid, Gas Drilling, hydraulic fracturing, hydraulic fracturing. Marcellus Shale, Hydrolic Fracturing, Marcellus Shale, toxic spills, Volatile Organic Compounds, Wastewater tanks or pits
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Relevance of Gas Leaks in the Hydraulic Fracturing Debate
the consistent and widespread detection of methane migration from unnatural causes — in places including Colorado, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York — shows that it is not impossible, that in fact there are underground pathways for such movement. And if methane can move, it’s an indicator of other substances’ ability to migrate as well.
Many of the methane migration cases have been traced to flaws in the cementing and casing of the wells, as many of our articles have explicitly explained. Research shows that others may have migrated directly through underground faults and fissures.
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Posted in Benzene, biocides(antimicrobial poisons), Chemicals, Clean Air Act, Colorado, Contamination, Delaware River Basin, Diesel, Earthquakes caused by fracking, Endocrine Disruptors, Energy, Environmental violations, EPA, Fracking, Fracking Fluid, Gas Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, Hydrolic Fracturing, leaks from badly cased wells, Legislation, loopholes, naphthalene (a blood poison), Pennsylvania, Poisons, Produced Water, pyridines (potential carcinogens), Safe Water Drinking Act, spilled fracturing fluid, Strontium, Texas, Toxicity, Volatile Organic Compounds, Wastewater tanks or pits, Wyoming, xylene and carbon disulfide (neurotoxicants)
Tagged Colorado, contamination, Delaware River Basin, endocrine disruption, energy, EPA, Fracking Fluid, Gas Drilling, Hydrolic Fracturing, Marcellus Shale, natural gas, pennsylvania, Produced Water, toxic spills, toxicity, Volatile Organic Compounds
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