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paintedwoodpile t1_j6xqfh1 wrote

It’s probably cheaper to abandon the wells and eventually, possibly paying the fine than it is to properly remove and correct the land. I’m sure it’s a numbers game at its core.

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[deleted] t1_j6yjrug wrote

It's always cheaper. Just another thing that Pennsylvania citizens will have to front the bill to fix. First it was oil drilling and coal mining that we have to clean up. Next is natural gas wells.

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JAK3CAL t1_j6yb0jc wrote

The state regulations dont have the teeth, or capacity, to handle this and control the problem. And yet PA continues to expand drilling, and in dangerously close vicinity to populated areas.

Hell, in Elizabeth Forward theyre putting a well next to the damn school

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