Recent News on Marcellus Shale Drilling Raises Concerns
Perhaps you’ve heard the words "Marcellus Shale" and "fracking" in the news recently. Because our region is home to this type of rock that lies thousands of feet underground, dozens of articles and feature stories have begun appearing nearly every day across the media.
Experts claim the natural gas trapped within the Marcellus Shale – extracted by a process called hydraulic fracturing – has the potential to supply U.S. demand for over a decade. However, the large amounts of chemically treated water used to break up the shale, the risks to workers, and the potential impact on public health have made it a very controversial subject.
Recent News on Marcellus Shale Accidents:
- Bradford County Shale Well Spews Fluids
April 19, 2011 - Tank Catches Fire at Washington County Gas Well
March 1, 2011 - Explosion at Avella Well Site Injures Three Workers
February 23, 2011 - Marcellus Shale Drilling Accident Spews Explosive Gas and Polluted Water
June 11, 2010 - Explosion Injures Seven Workers in Marshall County, WV
June 7, 2010 - Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Banned From Drilling for Contaminating Drinking Water
April 2010
More Marcellus Shale Articles:
- EPA Probe of Fracking Contamination Includes Retrospective
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - DEP Asks Drillers to Stop Disposing Wastewater at Plants
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Congressional Democrats Issue Caution on Fracking
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pipeline - Criticism Mounts Over New Marcellus Shale Oversight
EdgarSnyder.com - Study: Gas From ‘Fracking’ Worse Than Coal on Climate
The Hill, Washington - Companies Lining up Leases for Marcellus Shale Properties
Beaver County Times - Federal Oversight of Fracking in Dispute
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pipeline - Maryland May Put the Brakes on Fracking
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pipeline - Plaintiffs Lawyers Eyeing Marcellus Shale Work
Law.com - Etna May Lift Ban on Marcellus Shale Drilling
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - South Fayette Considers Change in Marcellus Shale Drilling Locations
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Residents Urged to Keep an Eye on Tap Water Quality
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Bromide: A Concern in Drilling Wastewater
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Landowners Irked by New Lines to Transport Gas to Market
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Lawsuit Alleges Clean Water Violations With Marcellus Waste
WTAE-TV, Channel 4 - Environmental Watchdog Outlines Fracking Risks
Citizens Voice - ‘Fracking’ Disposal Sites Suspended, Likely Linked to
Arkansas Earthquakes
The Huffington Post - Drilling in the City: Lessons From Texas, Part II
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Marcellus Shale Trucking Takes Toll on Roads
Pittsburgh Business Times - Deep in the Heart of the Gas Drilling Controversy:
What Have the Texans Learned?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Water to be Tested for Radiation
WTAE-TV, Channel 4 - Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers
New York Times - Radiation in Fracking Fluid Is a New Concern
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Senator Casey Pushes for Testing of Water Sources
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Natural Gas Drillers’ Damage to Roads Debated
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Three-Quarters of Haulers for Drillers Came up Short in Inspections, Say State Cops
The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, PA - Marcellus Shale: Special Report
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Push on to Test Water After Drilling Reports
Philadelphia Inquirer - Gas Drillers Recycling More Water, Using Fewer Chemicals
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - State Plans Panel for Marcellus Future
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Township Supervisors Say Marcellus Shale Preps Rip up Roads
WTAE-TV, Channel 4 - Gas Drilling Traffic Leads to Student Safety Concerns
The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register - The Marcellus Boom: Exploring the Impact
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Injured by Marcellus Shale Drilling?
Were you injured in an explosion on or near a Marcellus Shale site? Were you severely burned when a gas well caught fire while you were working? Has your health been affected by water contaminated with toxic chemicals using in fracking?
Whether you were a worker on the gas well site, a firefighter or policeman injured when you responded to a Marcellus Shale accident, or a local resident hurt by the impacts of drilling for natural gas, it’s important to know your legal rights. You may be entitled to money for your injuries and pain and suffering.
But you must act now. There are time limits to file a claim. Contact us right away for a FREE, confidential, no obligation legal evaluation of your claim. Call 1-866-9-4EDGAR (1-866-943-3427) or submit your information with the form at the top right of this webpage – 24 hours, seven days a week.
