Articles Tagged With 'Well Casing'

Exxon Ad Makes Gas Drilling Seem Simpler—and Safer—Than It Really Is

by Nicholas Kusnetz
ProPublica, May 25, 2011, 11:44 a.m.

Exxon's full-page ad illustrates how well pipes are protected with casings of steel and cement. But the picture's not as pretty as the company paints it.

Interview: Former NY Environmental Commissioner Pete Grannis on Gas Drilling

by Marie C. Baca
ProPublica, Nov. 12, 2010, 7:55 a.m.

Recently ousted New York environmental commissioner Pete Grannis talks to ProPublica about hydraulic fracturing, his time as a regulator and the future of natural gas drilling in America.

Pa. Environmental Agency Butts Heads With Gas Drilling Company Over Town’s Water Woes

by Marian Wang
ProPublica, Oct. 1, 2010, 10:06 a.m.

Environmental regulators in Pennsylvania say they’ll likely end up in court with a gas drilling company they say has contaminated the drinking water supply for families living in Dimock, Pa.

Water Problems From Drilling Are More Frequent Than PA Officials Said

by Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublica, July 31, 2009, 11:29 a.m.

Methane related to the natural gas industry has contaminated water wells in at least seven Pennsylvania counties since 2004.