Cabot: Testing at Dimock is Money-Waster

The President and CEO of Cabot Oil & Gas says the EPA is wasting money by launching an expanded investigation of water contamination in Dimock.

Dan Dinges sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the decision of the agency to initiate a water sampling program in Dimock Township.

He also says the EPA decision appears to undermine President Obama’s support for shale gas development as a key aspect of the country’s energy policy and economic recovery.

The state DEP says Cabot polluted Dimock’s aquifer with methane gas in 2008. Cabot has since fulfilled the terms of a DEP consent order, but some residents say their wells are still polluted with methane and toxic chemicals.

You can read Dinges' letter here. PDF

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