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The city held its first public hearing in over a year on new gas drilling, with public comment stretching over an hour from both those in support and in...
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The agency’s regional administrator toured the area with the head of a local nonprofit, who complained that when “severe emissions” from gas wells and tanks make people sick, “there are no real remedies.”
Arlington’s west side will soon be home to 11 new gas wells, with city staff planning to approve new drilling without a public city council hearing.
The EPA will host a virtual public hearing on the proposed changes May 9. Those who wish to speak must register online by the end of May 5.
Stop Six neighbors report loud noise, air pollution and cracks in their homes from fracking taking place in their neighborhood.