By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Mark Drajem, Bloomberg.com, June 6, 2013
The companies insisted hydraulic fracturing — the technique they used to free underground gas — wasn’t the cause. Nevertheless, … Continue reading
Drillers Silence Fracking Claims With Sealed Settlements
June 10, 2013
Because agreements [with frackers] are almost always shrouded by non-disclosure pacts…no one can say for sure how many there are
By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Mark Drajem, Bloomberg.com, June 6, 2013
By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Mark Drajem, Bloomberg.com, June 6, 2013
Colorado Docs Chafe at Secrecy Oath Needed for Access to Chemical List
March 20, 2013
Doctors challenge confidentiality pledge.
By Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, March 20, 2013
By Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, March 20, 2013
This is identical to the medical gag order in Pennsylvania’s Act 13 which is currently being challenged.
Colorado doctors are challenging a confidentiality pledge they must sign to get information on chemicals used by the oil and … Continue reading
Chesapeake to Pay $1.6 Million for Contaminating Water Wells in Bradford County
June 25, 2012
The case may be the first Marcellus contamination lawsuit to get resolved without a nondisclosure agreement
By Susan Phillips, StateImpact Pennsylvania, June 21, 2012
By Susan Phillips, StateImpact Pennsylvania, June 21, 2012
Chesapeake Energy has agreed to pay $1.6 million in damages to three families in Wyalusing, Bradford County. The case may be the first Marcellus contamination lawsuit to … Continue reading
How the Fracking Industry Keeps its Secrets
June 15, 2012
Nondisclosure agreements prevent doctors and researchers from gathering valuable data on the health and environmental impacts of fracking.
By Mike Ludwig, Truthout.org, May 17, 2012
By Mike Ludwig, Truthout.org, May 17, 2012
The “Rogers” family signed a surface-use agreement with a fracking company in 2009 to close their 300-acre dairy farm in rural Pennsylvania. That’s not the … Continue reading
