Despite uncovering a culture of violence, cover-up, and “sexually inappropriate conduct” by staff, the grand jury opted against recommending criminal charges.
One of Pennsylvania's largest drillers will be allowed to extract natural gas from underneath a rural community where it has been banned for a dozen years.
One of Pennsylvania’s largest drillers will be allowed by the state DEP to extract natural gas from underneath Dimock, after being banned for a dozen years because of accusations it polluted the water supply.
The state Department of Environmental Protection has quietly lifted its long moratorium on gas production in Dimock, a small village in northeastern Pennsylvania that gained national notoriety when residents were filmed lighting their tap water on fire.