Expert speaks about the effects of oil drilling and fracking on the environment @GADCLuzerneCounty

$Expert speaks about the effects of oil drilling and fracking on the environment @GADCLuzerneCounty$

Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

fracking, also spelled fracing or fraccing, also called hydrofracking, in full hydraulic fracturing, in natural gas and petroleum production, injection of a fluid at high pressure into an underground rock formation in order to open fissures and allow trapped gas or crude oil to flow through a pipe to a wellhead at the surface. Employed in combination with improved techniques for drilling horizontally through selected rock layers, fracking has opened up vast natural gas deposits in the United States and elsewhere. At the same time, the rapid rise of the practice, frequently in regions with no history of intensive oil and gas drilling, has raised concerns over its economic and environmental consequences. The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf

$Expert speaks about the effects of oil drilling and fracking on the environment$ $Erupting Water Well - Marcellus Shale Reality Tour Part 5 - Fracking A video by Scott Cannon http://gdacoalition.org The video Truthland features a woman seeking the truth about gas drilling. What they dont tell you is that the gas company who drilled are being sued for methane migration problems on her property by a family living nearby. There are 10 wells on her pad. WPX Energy Gas has been fined for faulty well casings there. State regulators are investigating the cause of high methane levels in three Susquehanna County water wells after residents reported gray or black sludgy water, and one homes well began to erupt water through its cap. The Department of Environmental Protection has not yet determined if natural sources, nearby natural gas drilling operations or some other cause has mobilized methane and metals into drinking water supplies. Inspectors were in the township hamlet of Franklin Forks on Wednesday to take a second round of samples from water wells. DEP officials originally indicated to residents in January that the likely source of the gas was a natural methane seep documented for over a century in nearby Salt Springs State Park. But the chemical markers of the Salt Springs methane have been well characterized by scientists and the department is just now in the process of determining the signature of the gas found in the water wells to compare to the seep. Analyzing the stable carbon isotopes - a form of chemical fingerprinting of the gas - could prove fruitful in this case because Salt Springs is so well documented, DEP spokeswoman Colleen Connolly said. The department also is considering the potential impact of nearby Marcellus Shale drilling on the water supplies. Everything is still part of the investigation, she said. Were not ruling anything out. DEP cited WPX Energy for defective casing or cement in two of the natural gas wells closest to Franklin Forks last year. The nested strings of steel casing and cement are meant to protect aquifers from gas and other fluids in the wells, but flaws in the barriers have caused methane to migrate into water supplies throughout the region, most notably in Bradford County and Dimock Twp. 15 miles south. DEP inspectors also found gas bubbling from between the casing strings on three more WPX wells on the same two well pads - the DePue and Hollenbeck - although those wells were not cited for violations. Bubbling is often viewed by state regulators as an indication of a leak or defect in a wells construction. WPX is an exploration and production company recently spun off from Williams Companies. DEP is evaluating the WPX wells as part of its investigation, but it has not named any responsible party and has not ordered any company to replace or restore the water supplies, Ms. Connolly said. Read more: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/state-searching-for-cause-of-methane-in-franklin-twp-water-wells-1.1286095#ixzz1pC51lHRQ The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$ $Marcellus Shale Reality Tour Part 10 Bad Vibes Revised http://www.gdacoalition.org A video by Scott Cannon People living by the Chapin Dehydration Station in Monroe Township, Pennsylvania are going through hell. From loud gas releases in the middle of the night, to constant vibrations shaking their homes, its one problem after another. The opinions expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect the views of Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition. mercaptan dallas pa school The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$ $Robert Kennedy Jr Dimock Craig Stevens Part 1 2 19 24 It’s interesting to see how these two perspectives on fracking are playing out in Pennsylvania. Robert F. Kennedy’s (RFK Jr.) visit to Dimock on February 19, 2024 highlights the ongoing health and water contamination concerns linked to fracking, which have been well-documented in that area. His messaging aligns with environmental advocates who have long warned about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing. On the other hand, the push by Congressman Rob Bresnahan and Trump’s EPA head, Lee Zeldin, to lift the fracking ban in the Delaware Watershed shows a continuation of the pro-fossil fuel stance associated with Trump-era policies. If they succeed, it could open up new fracking opportunities in a region that supplies drinking water to millions of people. It’s a stark contrast in the Trump administration—one side arguing that fracking is making people sick, and the other pushing for deregulation to expand it. Given the history of fracking-related pollution in Pennsylvania, it’s likely to be a heated debate, especially in communities already dealing with contamination. This video contains the raw footage interviews from RFK’s visit to Dimock.$ $Occupy Well St. - Marcellus Shale Reality Tour Part 8 - Fracking http://www.gdacoalition.org A video by Scott Cannon A group of brave people are standing up for their neighbors in Jersey Shore, PA aqainst Aqua America who wants to build a pump to extract 3 million gallons of water a day from the Susquehanna River for fracking operations. An Occupy movement is there to help. The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$

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$Truthland Screening in Harrisburg PCN From the PCN broadcast of the the question and answer period of the screening. The opinions expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect the views of Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition. The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$ $Food and Water Watch EPA Panel Scranton The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$ $The problems with Natural Gas Pipelines The problems with Natural Gas Pipelines in NE Pennsylvania The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$ $Challenging gas zoning loss in Harrisburg Diane Dreier HARRISBURG - A local resident referred to Dallas Townships experience with Marcellus industry facilities Tuesday as a key reason to oppose impact fee legislation that would make the state attorney general referee in disputes over gas zoning ordinances. Taking local zoning controls from municipalities is not good for the citizens of Pennsylvania, said Diane Dreier. Dreier spoke at a Capitol rally where a coalition of groups called for defeat of impact fee legislation approved by both the Senate and House. Members of the Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition attended the rally held as lawmakers returned to session from a holiday recess. The groups critique focused on provisions in both bills that they say provide for state preemption of local decision-making about drilling activities. Both measures include provisions where a driller could ask the attorney general to determine whether a gas ordinance is reasonable or not. If a municipality persists in keeping an ordinance rejected by the attorney general, it would lose out on any impact fee revenue. Faced with plans in recent years by gas companies to build compressor stations and other infrastructure within proximity to the Dallas school district campus, the township supervisors recently amended the zoning ordinance to balance the need for gas development with the rights of local residents and protection of property values, Dreier said. This amendment allowed the township to put safety conditions on the siting of gas metering stations, Dreier said. The townships ability to set these kinds of condition would end if the impact fee bills in their current form are enacted, she added. The impact fee legislation would erode a system where land use and comprehensive plans are developed with grassroots participation, said Roberta Winters, vice president of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania. Land use should depend on those with first hand knowledge of the terrain not those in an office with satellite technology, she added. The attorney general will look out for the interests of municipalities under the gas ordinance review provisions, said Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson County, who drafted the Senate-approved bill. Many municipalities where drilling is taking place lack zoning ordinances because of concerns about enforcement costs and opposition of local residents, he added. Nobody should be more above reproach than the attorney general, Scarnati said. Scarnati is pushing for a three-way agreement among the House, Senate and Corbett administration on impact fee legislation before the governors state budget address Feb. 7. He said it will be more difficult to find a compromise once debate over the next state budget starts. Read more: http://citizensvoice.com/news/drilling/dallas-twp-resident-joins-critics-challenging-gas-zoning-loss-1.1259047#ixzz1k4FJBTSm The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$ $PennEast Rip up the agreement Kingston Township Luzerne County Pennsylvania On February 12, 2016, landowners from Kingston Twp., PA rip up agreements sent to them by the PennEast Pipeline. They refuse to sign the agreements because they dont want the eminent domain pipeline. The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$

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