WATER: Gas drilling in huge Appalachia reserve yields foul, briny byproduct – AP
A vast Appalachian watershed — a reserve supplying drinking water across multiple states — faced encroaching gas development. Conservationists warned that drilling in or near protected lands could ripple far beyond lease boundaries. Industry backers emphasized economic revival in struggling regions. The scale was enormous: aquifers, forests, pipelines threading through one of the East’s largest intact landscapes.
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