What has a Mercer County natural gas company been charged with?
* Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Made Popular: 13 hours ago Energy Exploration & Development LLC of Cortland, Ohio, has been charged with illegally discharging oil and other waste along a natural gas pipeline it operates in Mercer County. ยป Full Story on Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Send Share Share this page * Facebook * Myspace * Twitter * Digg * Delicious * StumbleUpon Buzz Down Report it More Stories Comments (2) Ransel Yet, another of these natural gas drillers polluting and breaking the rules and yet we continue to lease more land to them. What I don’t understand is why they are allowed to operate after their first violation? This company has been breaking the rules for 2 years! We need to protect Pennsylvania from this because all these companies care about is getting the gas and nothing about the environment or the people! We need tougher regulations on them and limit where they can drill or they will destroy our forests, rivers, and wildlife! posted 16 hours ago | 0 Reply Reply to a
From the AP: Gas exploration firm charged with Mercer County pollution Wednesday, December 02, 2009 The Associated Press GREENVILLE, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Attorney General has charged an Ohio natural gas exploration company with polluting land near an abandoned well in Mercer County. Energy Exploration & Development LLC, of Cortland, Ohio, has been charged with illegally discharging oil and other waste. The company did not immediately return a request for comment today. State prosecutors say the company is responsible for oil and brine water that leaked from a pipeline along Route 358 in West Salem Township near Greenville. Sources: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09336/1017830-100.
