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In Landmark Ruling, Jury Says Fracking Company Must Pay $3 Million To Sickened Family

2014-04-23 12:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ThinkProgress: A family claiming they were sickened because of pollution from hydraulic fracturing operations near their home should be awarded $2.95 million for their troubles, a jury ruled on Tuesday. The Parr family had sued Aruba Petroleum Inc. in 2011, alleging the oil and gas producer exposed them to hazardous gases, chemicals and industrial waste that seeped into the air from 22 wells drilled near the family`s 40-acre plot of land, which sits atop the Barnett Shale. The jury returned a 5-1 verdict...

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