Now that the excitement has died down after news broke last Friday that a federal judge has ordered a retrial in last year’s highly-publicized Dimock nuisance case and thrown out a jury’s multi-million dollar award to plaintiffs, EID has had the opportunity to read through...
As the trial continues this week on the alleged contamination case in Dimock, Pennsylvania, one key point has been mentioned numerous times: the plaintiffs first complained about water issues in their well prior to any Marcellus Shale development in the area. Energy In Depth mentioned...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially stated, yet again, Dimock’s water is safe to drink with no abnormal traces of any elements, metals or other contaminants. The testing they began in January of this year has been completed, as well as a few follow...
Well, its been said before and we will say it again. The water in Dimock is safe. It has now been declared by Cabot Oil and Gas, Pennsylvania DEP and the Environmental Protection Agency. The agency’s latest findings match its previous determinations– Dimock’s water is...
A good time was had by all recently at the Worcester Strawberry Festival on Main Street in Worcester, New York. I convinced Dick Downey and Bruce Hollenbeck to take a break from our business of gathering signatures for a pro-natural gas senate candidate, to wander...
As my first week with Energy in Depth comes to a wrap, all I can say is “Wow.” I have learned many facts about the industry, had the pleasure of visiting a natural gas production site and Dimock’s “Ground Zero” on Carter Road. It was a...
Nick Grealy Author, No Hot Air and Shale Gas Info.eu I am from the U.K. and am the author of two web sites promoting shale gas development in Europe. One is called No Hot Air (where we cover worldwide shale gas activity, including a lot...
Dr. Michael Morrongiello Psychologist and Steuben County Landowner In recent years, the small Pennsylvania town of Dimock became ground zero for the debate on hydraulic fracturing. Natural gas companies were accused of contaminating the drinking water and the narrative took a life of its own...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released another batch of water testing results in Dimock, Pa. The latest release includes results for twelve wells and represents the near final set of findings from samples taken from approximately 60 private water wells in the town. The...