Pennsylvania lawsuit says drilling polluted water

Pennsylvania lawsuit says drilling polluted water

A Pennsylvania landowner is suing an energy company for polluting his soil and water in an attempt to link a natural gas drilling technique with environmental contamination.

George Zimmermann, the owner of 480 acres in Washington County, southwest Pennsylvania, says Atlas Energy Inc. ruined his land with toxic chemicals used in or released there by hydraulic fracturing.

(Editing by Mark Egan and Philip Barbara)

See: Benzene Leukemia Law Blog. Burke and Eisner. PA Suit Claims Drilling Causing Water Contamination

See also: Abrahm Lustgaqrten. Pa. Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns. 20 Nov 2009. ProPublica.

See: PA Gas Rush

See: Atlas Energy, Inc.

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