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Fracking, Methane and Drinking Water
Posted on 24 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... Read More

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

Pharmaceuticals, Drinking Water, and Liability
Posted on 24 Jun 2011 by Dianne Saxe

By Dianne Saxe, Ontario Environmental Lawyer The better our detection ability becomes, the more things we find in the water. One important group of those things is pharmaceuticals and their metabolites. Pharmaceuticals are specifically designed to... Read More

Tags: drinking water , metabolites , municipal water , wastewater , Water Quality , source water , immunity , pharmaceuticals , water pollution , water wells

New USGS Report Finds Wells Contaminated
Posted on 3 Oct 2011 by E. Lynn Grayson

By E. Lynn Grayson, Partner, Jenner & Block According to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey, Trace Elements and Radon in Groundwater Across the United States, 1992-2003 , about 20% of untreated water samples from public, private and monitoring... Read More

Tags: arsenic , Jenner Block , USGS , contaminated water , Environmental Protection Agency , Water Quality , uranium , Lynn Grayson , HBSLs , manganese , clean water , water wells

Fracking, Methane and Drinking Water
Posted on 24 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... Read More

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

Pharmaceuticals, Drinking Water, and Liability
Posted on 24 Jun 2011 by Dianne Saxe

By Dianne Saxe, Ontario Environmental Lawyer The better our detection ability becomes, the more things we find in the water. One important group of those things is pharmaceuticals and their metabolites. Pharmaceuticals are specifically designed... Read More

Tags: drinking water , metabolites , municipal water , wastewater , Water Quality , source water , immunity , pharmaceuticals , water pollution , water wells

New USGS Report Finds Wells Contaminated
Posted on 3 Oct 2011 by E. Lynn Grayson

By E. Lynn Grayson, Partner, Jenner & Block According to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey, Trace Elements and Radon in Groundwater Across the United States, 1992-2003 , about 20% of untreated water samples from public, private and monitoring... Read More

Tags: arsenic , Jenner Block , USGS , contaminated water , Environmental Protection Agency , Water Quality , uranium , Lynn Grayson , HBSLs , manganese , clean water , water wells