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unusual facts about Marcellus Shale



Pennsylvania Land Trust Association

In 2010, the organization released a report that documented environmental violations by companies drilling into the Marcellus Shale Formation in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.

Southpointe

Since the development of the Marcellus Shale in the Appalachian region, Southpointe has also become home to many natural gas producers, including Range Resources, and other service companies related to the industry.

Trial balloon

An example was when the New York Times reported in mid-June 2012 that Governor Andrew Cuomo and his staff were deliberating on a plan to restrict hydrofracking to five counties in the 'southern tier' of New York, along the Pennsylvania border, where the Marcellus shale is deepest and drilling is least likely to pollute well water supplies in those aquifers.


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