PennEnvironment has a comprehensive way to let your Pennsylvania State officials know exactly how you feel about clean water and natural gas drilling (see below).
From PennEnvironment:
On New Year’s Day 2009, Norma Fiorentino’s drinking water well exploded in her backyard after methane had seeped into her groundwater.Tell Pennsylvania’s environmental regulators to stop problems like this by passing stronger environmental and safety regulations today.
The culprit?
Nearby Marcellus Shale gas drilling by Cabot Oil and Gas had polluted her fresh groundwater with methane, which caused the explosion.
Environmental officials are considering regulations that require gas companies to build stronger and safer wells, disclose the toxic chemicals used in the gas extraction process, and require the state to conduct more thorough inspections of these wells.
When Marcellus Shale gas drilling is done improperly, methane can migrate into water supplies and underneath nearby buildings, polluting the drinking water and even increasing the risk of explosion or fire.
Tell our environmental officials that we must protect drinking water and keep dangerous methane out of Pennsylvania’s water supply.
The deadline for having your voice heard is coming up quick, so take our action today and forward it to your friends and family!
Learn more about the regulations.
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