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What to Make of EPA Test Results: Is Water in Dimock, PA Really Safe to Drink After Fracking Contamination?

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica. March 20, 2012.

But what the EPA didn't say publicly is that the water samples contained dangerous quantities of methane gas and other chemicals.

Fight or Flight: Meet the Residents Taking on Gas Drillers, and Those Packing Their Bags [With Photo Slideshow]

Nina Berman, AlterNet. October 31, 2011.

As rural areas become industrialized thanks to gas drilling, residents have to make difficult choices.

How Long Will the Natural Gas Industry Run Amok in the Northeast?

Kara Cusolito, The Nation. June 11, 2010.

From Pennsylvania to Ohio, natural gas drilling is wreaking havoc on communities and landowners. What will it take to get stronger regulatory oversight?

Cabot Oil and Gas Faces Lawsuit in Marcellus Drilling

Adam Federman, Earth Island Journal. December 2, 2009.

The company, which had to pay $120,000 in pollution fines earlier this year, has denied charges that it's poisoning Pennsylvania's water.