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Study: 40% of gas wells could leak methane in parts of Pa

2014-07-10 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Philadelphia Inquirer: People who live among the fracking fields of Pennsylvania should expect considerable leaking of methane from natural gas wells into the groundwater and atmosphere, according to new research by a professor who has been a consistent critic of the boom in hydraulic fracturing. A research team led by Anthony Ingraffea of Cornell University reached this conclusion after examining state inspection records of more than 41,000 wells drilled from 2000 through 2012 throughout Pennsylvania. Because of...

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