May 18, 2013

Dimock Water Problems Continue After 4-plus Years

March 28, 2013
Results of recent cases in fracking zone not yet released.
By Tom Wilber, Shale Gas Review, March 26, 2013

More than four years after the explosion of a residential water well called attention to the problem, Pennsylvania environmental officials are still trying to solve water pollution in this small town … Continue reading

Filed Under: Dimock PA, Water Contamination

Are Leaking Wells Letting Methane Get Into Dimock’s Water?

October 1, 2012
Water samples taken during a recent federal investigation in the Susquehanna County village suggest that methane problems persist.
By Laura Legere, The Scranton Times-Tribune, Sept. 30, 2012

This is parallel to what is happening in Leroy, PA

Related Article:  Cabot Beats EPA to Punch on Well’s Water

More than two … Continue reading

Filed Under: Dimock PA, Scranton Times-Tribune

Federal Health Officials to Assess Dimock Pollution Risk

September 6, 2012
Probe follows positive tests by EPA for hazards in aquifer
By Tom Wilber, Shale Gas Review, September 4, 2012

Federal health officials are assessing risks related to elevated levels of arsenic, barium, manganese, and methane in an aquifer that supplies homes in a shale gas production zone in Dimock, Pa.… Continue reading

Filed Under: Dimock PA, Federal / EPA

Observations on Selected USEPA Summaries of Well Water Analysis from Dimock, PA.

March 27, 2012
In summary, the decision of the USEPA to certify these six wells in Dimock, PA as “safe” was, in this reviewer’s opinion, premature and inappropriate for at least five of the six wells reviewed here.
By Ronald E. Bishop, Ph.D., CHO, March 26, 2012

Observations on Selected USEPA Summaries of … Continue reading

Filed Under: Dimock PA

So, Is Dimock’s Water Really Safe to Drink?

March 21, 2012
Dimock water found to contain dangerous quantities of methane gas and dozens of other contaminants.
by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, March 20, 2012

When the Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that tests showed the water is safe to drink in Dimock, Penn., a national hot spot for concerns about fracking, … Continue reading

Filed Under: Dimock PA, ProPublica Series

The Environmental Dangers of Hydro-Fracturing the Marcellus Shale

January 3, 2012
Robert Myers, Ph.D. Lock Haven University

Over the past four years, I have watched the hydro-fracturing industry rapidly expand into central Pennsylvania, and I have been disturbed by the consequences.  The state forests, where generations of Pennsylvanians have hunted, fished, and hiked, have been defaced by a growing network of … Continue reading

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How Many Water Supplies Have Been Impacted by Gas Drilling?

November 16, 2010
How many water supplies have been impacted by gas drilling? Pa. doesn’t keep count
By Laura Legere (Staff Writer), The Times-tribune, November 14, 2010

Strengthened oil and gas regulations to be considered by a state review board this week will help answer an increasingly urgent question in the era of … Continue reading

Filed Under: Dimock PA, Pennsylvania, Water Contamination

SPECIAL REPORT: THE GREAT SHALE GAS RUSH

October 19, 2010
A Dream Dashed by the Rush on Gas. Exploring the promise and challenge of a new energy supply.
Marianne Lavelle, National Geographic News, October 17, 2010

Chris and Stephanie Hallowich say they tried to choose carefully when they were seeking out their dream home in southwestern Pennsylvania. Thinking of their … Continue reading

Filed Under: Air Pollution, Dimock PA, Pennsylvania, Water Contamination

‘Fracking’ yields fuel, fear in Northeast

September 3, 2010
Sarah Hoye and Steve Hargreaves, CNN

Dimock, Pennsylvania (CNN) – Bill Ely walked into his chicken coop with an empty five-gallon water jug.

The jug, punched with several finger-sized holes near the top to keep it from overflowing, was capped with a white plastic pipe. Using a garden hose … Continue reading

Filed Under: Dimock PA, News Archives, Water Contamination

A Colossal Fracking Mess

June 23, 2010
The dirty truth behind the new natural gas.
By Christopher Bateman (Vanity Fair)

Early on a spring morning in the town of Damascus, in northeastern Pennsylvania, the fog on the Delaware River rises to form a mist that hangs above the tree-covered hills on either side. A buzzard swoops in … Continue reading

Filed Under: Dimock PA, Health, Toxic Chemicals, Water Contamination