Fracking Poisoned This Town's Water. Now, Frackers Are Being Allowed Back In.
Pennsylvania authorities have ended a moratorium on fracking in the town of Dimock, highlighting the contradictory nature of fossil fuel politics in the region.
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Pennsylvania authorities have ended a moratorium on fracking in the town of Dimock, highlighting the contradictory nature of fossil fuel politics in the region.
The new consent order represents a jarring about-face for residents savoring a long-sought resolution to their plight.
One of Pennsylvania's largest drillers will be allowed to extract natural gas from beneath a rural community where it has been banned for a dozen years per accusations the company polluted the village water supply, according to a settlement with state regulators.
One of Pennsylvania's largest drillers will be allowed to extract natural gas from underneath a rural community where it has been banned for a dozen years
Coterra will be allowed to extract natural gas from underneath Dimock where it has been banned for a dozen years because of accusations it polluted the water supply.