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Frack Fluid Spill in Dimock Contaminates Stream, Killing Fish – ProPublica

Pennsylvania environmental officials were racing to contain up to 8,000 gallons of hazardous drilling fluid after a series of spills at a natural gas site near Dimock. The incident, in a community already shadowed by water contamination fears, reignited scrutiny of high-volume fracking practices and regulatory oversight. As cleanup crews worked, residents questioned whether enforcement could keep pace with the accelerating Marcellus Shale boom.

Source: ProPublica (2009) Read More

Dimock Natural Gas Drilling

Natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale Formation is threatening our health, and our water quality. Local resident gives her account of drilling in her community.

Source: YouTube (2009) Read More

Oil & Gas Accountability Project (OGAP)

OGAP tracks drilling impacts with a watchdog’s eye: complaints, enforcement gaps, industry claims, and the fine print of regulation. The hook is accountability — who reports what, who inspects, who pays, who fixes. In boom country, the technical work happens fast and the paperwork trails behind. OGAP exists to pull that trail forward into view, turning scattered incidents into patterns that regulators and communities can’t easily ignore.

Source: Earthworks (2009) Read More

Cabot Oil & Gas’s Marcellus Drilling to Slow After PA Environment Officials Order Wells Closed

Cabot Oil & Gas signaled plans to slow Marcellus drilling activity amid market pressures and regulatory scrutiny. Production decisions reflect more than geology — they respond to commodity prices, infrastructure constraints, and public controversy. Even major operators adjust course when conditions shift.

Source: ProPublica (2010) Read More

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania DEP takes aggressive enforcement action against Cabot Oil

Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection signaled a more aggressive enforcement posture amid rising complaints of water contamination and methane migration. Civil penalties, consent orders, and permit reviews followed. The regulator’s stance suggested that rapid expansion had outpaced earlier assumptions.

Source: State of Pennsylvania (2010) Read More

Gas Wells Are Not Our Friends | Endless Mountains Visitors Guide: New Attraction in PA – Visit a Well Pad

In Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains, critics pushed back against industry messaging that framed drilling as neighborly partnership. Rigs, compressor stations, and heavy truck traffic altered rural rhythms. Supporters pointed to royalties and tax revenue. Opponents saw landscapes carved by access roads and pipelines. The slogan made the divide explicit.

Source: Gas Wells Are Not Our Friends (2010) Read More

Shale Gas Costing 2/3 Less Than OPEC Oil Incites Water Concern

Shale gas priced at a fraction of OPEC crude ignited a drilling rush across the U.S., redrawing global energy math. Investors poured billions into horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing, betting on domestic abundance. As rigs multiplied, so did questions: could regulators keep pace? Cheap gas promised independence — but the speed of the boom raised stakes far beyond balance sheets.

Source: Bloomberg.com (2010) Read More

U.S. finds water polluted near gas-drilling sites

In a Reuters investigation, Jon Hurdle reported that U.S. government scientists found chemical contaminants in drinking water wells near gas drilling operations in Dimock, Pennsylvania. The findings marked the first federal confirmation linking pollution concerns to hydraulic fracturing sites. For residents who had long complained of tainted water, the announcement intensified fears that drilling near homes could carry health consequences beyond what regulators had publicly acknowledged.

Source: Reuters (2009) Read More

Pennsylvania Orders Cabot Oil and Gas to Stop Fracturing in Troubled County – ProPublica

After three chemical spills in nine days, Pennsylvania regulators ordered Cabot Oil and Gas to suspend hydraulic fracturing operations in Susquehanna County pending review. The Department of Environmental Protection cited ongoing environmental concerns and prior violations. The temporary halt signaled escalating tension between state oversight and aggressive shale development, as communities pressed for stronger enforcement amid a surge in drilling activity.

Source: ProPublica (2009) Read More

Dark Side of a Natural Gas Boom

As drilling surged across Pennsylvania, economic optimism collided with mounting reports of spills, wastewater mismanagement, and regulatory strain. What was marketed as a clean-energy bridge began to reveal industrial consequences, leaving communities to reckon with the environmental costs of rapid extraction.

Source: The New York Times (2009) Read More

Blackout in the Gas Patch: Blackout Case Study 4 – Angel and Wayne Smith

(Editor’s Note, 15 Dec 2024. The original item is no longer available on the web. The former title of this piece was: Natassaja Noell. Gas drilling and toxic terrorists: New York City Mayor says risks of gas drilling “unacceptable”. 23 Mar 2010.

Source: Earthworks(2014) Read More

Riverkeeper – NY’s Clean Water Advocate

Riverkeeper, a member-supported watchdog organization, has documented and litigated contamination linked to gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, including investigations in Dimock, Pennsylvania. Through river patrols, public education, and legal action, the group frames fracking as a long-term threat to drinking water security and ecological integrity across the Hudson watershed and beyond.

Source: Riverkeeper - NY's Clean Water Advocate (2020) Read More

Water All Around … Or is There? | Activist’s Corner

This report examines the overlooked strain fracking places on freshwater resources, focusing not only on methane leaks and well contamination but also on the large-scale withdrawal of surface water. Using examples from Pennsylvania, including lawsuits in Dimock, the article raises concerns that hydrofracturing may be depleting and degrading critical water supplies, adding another dimension to the environmental and public health debate.

Source: Workers World (2010) Read More

MarcellusGas.Org Home Page

Extensive and thorough source of information on Marcellus Shale gas drilling in Pennsylvania. Non-members have limited access to some of the county and township specific information provided on well data, maps, production reports, violations, and company details. There is an option to become a guest

Source: MarcellusGas.Org (2010) Read More

A Colossal Fracking Mess

To regard its unspoiled beauty on a spring morning, you might be led to believe that the river is safely off limits from the destructive effects of industrialization. Unfortunately, you’d be mistaken. The Delaware is now the most endangered river in the country, according to the conservation group American Rivers.

Source: Vanity Fair | Business (2010) Read More