“The landowners want the money, and I understand that. We all want the money. But gee, we’d like to have fish in our pond.” These words from Ken Ely, a resident of Dimock, Pennsylvania, came soon after natural gas production began on his land. While at first optimistic about his economic prospects that could result from fracking for this increasingly important source of energy, Ken soon became concerned when Cabot, the oil and gas company who owned and operated the fracking wells, began storing untreated wastewater on his land. Continue reading Fracking in Pennsylvania: A Personal and Regulatory Nightmare →