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State and local officials in Pennsylvania are paving the way for extensive tapping of the Marcellus Shale. There is already evidence that Pennsylvanians are suffering from drilling. One analysis (in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 9, 2010) notes that some Pennsylvanians "can't shower or drink water from once pristine wells because the chemical runoff caused by hydraulic fracturing or 'fracking' has rendered them toxic. Before permits and other green lights create environmental hazards in populated areas, the state government should limit any fracking or similar technology for accessing natural gas to counties with fewer than 100,000 residents, and local governments in any county that wish to forbid such drilling should have the power to do so by ordinance.
Natural gas drilling
Greetings,
The continuing effort to take advantage of the Marcellus Shale is proceeding despite evidence of substantial risk to the environment and to people near the development sites. Before large sections of Pennsylvania and its people are exposed to danger, the state should forbid hydraulic fracturing or any similar technology in counties with populations greater than 100,000.
The state should also empower any municipal government - regardless of the population of its county - to forbid use of this or similar methods within its borders by adoption of a local ordinance. The state should employ the strictest standards in permitting any accessing of natural gas so as to protect all people and the environment.
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