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GASP Drills Down
on Marcellus Shale
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As Marcellus Shale drilling
operations spread all around us, GASP's work spreads as well. We
are busy dealing with these new challenges and are fighting on many
fronts.
- Last Tuesday, GASP appealed
a West Virginia DEP permit for a large, and growing, Marcellus Shale
operation in Wetzel County (The
Intelligencer article here) in hopes of getting more stringent air
pollution controls applied.
- The PA DEP recently asked
for comments on new well casing regulations that they were
proposing. Casing failures are one of the primary causes
of groundwater contamination from natural gas drilling. GASP
is pleased to announce that many of our comments were incorporated
into the new regulations. Well design requirements have been
strengthened by adding provisions demanding use of higher
quality cement and centralizers to ensure proper casing placement,
among other provisions.
- GASP asked the Allegheny
County Air Pollution Control Advisory Committee Tuesday night to
develop better county regulations to rein in the air
pollution from natural gas operations (Pgh Tribune-Review article here).
GASP will continue to monitor Marcellus news, speak out
about the dangers that drilling poses to our air, and push for strong
regulations and effective enforcement of the regulations we have
already.
To jump right into the fight, join Marcellus Protest on
November 3rd as they march from the North Shore to the David L. Lawrence
Center where the gas industry is holding a 2-day conference. Click here for more information.
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