Pa. environmental chief summons gas drillers http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20100421/NEWS01/4210426/Pa.+environmental+chief+summons+gas+drillers
http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100421/NEWS01/4210426/Pa.+environmental+chief+summons+gas+drillers The Associated Press • April 21, 2010, 10:25 pm HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's top environmental regulator is summoning oil and gas companies to Harrisburg to discuss their drilling operations in the Marcellus shale. Department of Environmental Secretary John Hanger said Tuesday he plans to meet with companies that have permits to drill in the Marcellus, a sprawling rock formation that may develop into one of the nation's most productive gas fields. The meeting will be held May 13. Hanger said he wants to avoid a repeat of the pollution in Dimock Township, Susquehanna County. DEP alleges that Lafayette, La.-based Cabot Oil & Gas Inc. allowed methane gas to migrate into 14 residential water wells. DEP has called for stricter regulations on the gas industry. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
