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Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pennsylvania DEP Finds No Link Between Hydraulic Fracturing and Methane Contamination
Posted on 3 May 2013 by LexisNexis Communities Staff

By Armando F. Benincasa, Brian J. Pulito and Thomas J. Sengewalt After a 16-month investigation, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced Monday that hydraulic fracturing for natural gas by WPX Energy, Inc. was not responsible... Read More

Tags: Susquehanna County , fracking , WPX Energy , methane contamination , Pennsylvania , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection , Natural gas , oil , Steptoe & Johnson , energy law , hydraulic fracturing , gas , water wells

Fracking, Methane And Drinking Water
Posted on 27 Jun 2011 by Dianne Saxe

By Dianne Saxe, Ontario Environmental Lawyer The Ernst v. Encana fracking lawsuit gained strength last month with the publication of Rob Jackson's peer-reviewed paper: Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gas-well drilling and hydraulic... Read More

Tags: gas-extraction areas , gas drilling , Dianne Saxe , shale gas , Natural gas , gas wells , Litigation , Marcellus Shale , hydraulic fracking , contamination , water wells , methane