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A Pennsylvania couple’s appeal challenges the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s determination that a type of gas well drilling known as fracking did not contaminate their drinking water supply. The couple alleges that the determination is arbitrary and capricious and has no supporting scientific data or evidence to back it up. New York, New York (PRWEB) June 04, 2013 Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the victims of toxic exposures,...

The lawyers at Heygood, Orr & Pearson are announcing the launch of the law firm's new fracking injury and information website Silicosis Fracking Lawsuits (http://www.silicosisfrackinglawsuits.com/). Hydraulic fracturing—or "fracking"—has been linked to an increased risk of silicosis and other respiratory diseases among oil and natural gas workers and those who live near fracking sites. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) May 29, 2013 The law firm of Heygood, Orr & Pearson is...

Pennsylvania residents living near unconventional natural gas developments using hydraulic fracturing, known by the slang term “fracking,” attribute several dozen health concerns and stressors to the Marcellus Shale developments in their area, according to a long-term analysis by University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researchers. Reported health impacts persist and increase over time, even after the initial drilling activity subsides, they noted. The study, which...

LAFAYETTE, La., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Field Energy Services, Inc. (CUSIP Nos.: 39304K AA4; U39065 AA2; and 39304K AB2) today announced that it has successfully completed more than 60 fracturing stages using pumps that were powered exclusively by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The hydraulic fracturing was conducted on a series of wells located in the Eagle Ford Shale play in South Texas, and is the first time in history that 100% liquefied natural gas was utilized as the...

FARMINGTON, Conn., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, has helped the US to unlock shale resources and other unconventional sources of oil and gas to increase domestic production. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates natural gas reserves in the US to be about 2,552 trillion cubic feet (tcf), which is estimated to be sufficient to meet the country's current natural gas demand for about 110 years. Out of the total natural...

Brine water that flows back from gas wells in the Marcellus Shale region after hydraulic fracturing is many times more salty than seawater, with high contents of various elements, including radium and barium. The chemistry is consistent with brines formed during the Paleozoic era, a study by an undergraduate student and two professors in Penn State's Department of Geosciences found. The study indicates that the brine flowback elements found in high levels in the late stages of hydraulic...

Mercyhurst University “Pennsylvania has opened up its doors to fracking in ways that many other states in the U.S. have not,” said David Dausey, Ph.D., chair of the Mercyhurst University Public Health Department. “We don’t know enough about the environmental and human health effects of fracking and, as a result, Pennsylvania has become the home of experimental fracking.” Dausey discusses his concerns in this month’s episode of The Dausey File: Public Health News Today....

NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Governor Cuomo: Imagine There's No Fracking" reads a large billboard up today on New York's Major Deegan Expressway, a route often used by the Governor. "Our message is simple: We want Governor Cuomo to imagine and guarantee a New York free of the fracking threat to our water, air, beautiful landscapes and climate," explained Yoko Ono, who designed and purchased the billboard space. "Every time New Yorkers pass this billboard, we also want...

NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon issued this statement today on behalf of the over 180 members of Artists Against Fracking, including Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Mark Ruffalo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Robert DeNiro, Gwyneth Paltrow and many others (For a full list: www.artistsagainstfracking.com). "We call on Governor Andrew Cuomo to clearly announce that he will not rush his health study of the effects of fracking for gas in order to meet...

NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For New York attorneys and government officials who await a ruling from Gov. Mario Cuomo on whether to allow shale gas drilling operations to continue, an upcoming conference presents a valuable opportunity to learn more about the potential implications of this ruling, as well as what reasoning may play a part in the governor's decision, according to Tom Hagy at HB Litigation Conferences, the producer of the seminar. "Now is the time for New...