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A recent trip to New York farm country revealed an anxious number of people waiting for drilling to commence in their state.  Local property owners have signed gas leases, some at rate as high as $6500/acre with 20 per cent royalties.  Discussions elsewhere focused on environmental concerns especially water safety.   A moratorium on gas drilling continues statewide in New York.  the thirteen (13) lawyers at DOUGHERTY LEVENTHAL PRICE LLP—DLP-  PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS AND MARCELLUS SHALE DRILLING RIG INJURY LAWYERS continue to follow this and other gas drilling related issues.

The Deleware River Basin Authority has delayed a vote on permitting natural gas drilling in the Pennsylvania and New York water shed areas until late November.  Environmental concerns remain a top issue in the debate.  the thirteen (13) lawyers at DLP-PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT AND MARCELLUS SHALE GAS DRILLING RIG ACCIDENT LAWYERS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS AND OTHER GAS INDUSTRY ISSUES.

Local county governments is the Marcellus Shale gas drilling regions of Pennsylvania like the Governor’s idea of an impact fee on gas drilling companies.  However, county officials prefer that the impact fee be administered by the Commonwealth and monies distributed by the state.  Under the current proposal counties without drilling rigs would receive zero monies for upkeep of their roads and infrastructure.  The thirteen lawyers at DLP–PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS AND MARCELLUS SHALE DRILLING RIG ACCIDENT LAWYERS  continue to follow this and other gas drilling issues in Pennsylvania.

At separate meetings in Newton Township, Lackawanna County Pennsylvania and Dallas Township, Luzerne County Pennsylvania local government officials met and heard testimony by local residents regarding gas drilling operations in their respective communities.  Residents voiced support for the gas industry along with concerns over water, environmental, safety, home values and other issues.  Local officials listened and are considering local regulations of the gas drilling industry.  The twelve lawyers at Dougherty Leventhal , Price LLP–DLP–PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK LAWYERS and PENNSYLVANIA GAS DRILLING RIG INJURY LAWYERS, continue to follow this and other Marcellus Shale Gas drilling issues in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.

Gaovernor Tom Corbett has endorsed a natural gas drilling “impact Fee” for gas develepers in the Marcellus Shale Industry in Pennsylvania.  Governor Corbett has opposed “taxes” on gas drillers, but now looks to obtain monies to pay individual Counties and local municipalities for the extra costs spurred by the expanding gas industry throughout the Commonwealth.   Legislation will be introduced shortly in Harrisburg for implementation of the “impact fee”.  The twelve lawyers at Dougherty Leventhal & Price LLP–DLP–PENNSYLVANIA GAS DRILLING INJURY/TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS–continue to monitor this and other Marcellus Shale gas drilling issues.

Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale gas drilling/truck accident lawyers Dougherty Leventhal & Price LLP,  DLP  continue to investigate several serious gas drilling truck accident cases in Susquehanna and Bradford Counties Pennsylvanaia.  The twelve (12 ) attorneys at DLP have handled significant truck accident cases throughout Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania for the past twenty five (25) years.

Over 1600 attendees are expected to meet in Philadelphia this week for the first annual Marcellus Shale Gas Convention .  The event is expected to draw gas industry leaders from throughout the Commonwealth and Country.  Governor Tom Corbett and former governors Ed Rendell and Tom Ridge are expected to give speeches touting Pennsylvania as the new gas drilling leader.  The twelve lawyers at Dougherty Leventhal & Price LLP,  DLP,  PENNSYLVANIA DRILLING ACCIDENT/TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS,  will follow the events at the convention and report on results at a later date.

Police report that an Arkansas man died while a passenger in a welding vehicle which crashed in Bradford County.  The twelve lawyers at DLP: PENNSYLVANIA GAS DRILLING RIG/AUTO AND TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS–are closely following this breaking story.

In it’s continuing efforts to build out infrastructure to transport the Marcellus Shale natural gas found in Northeastern Pennsylvania to market, a pipe line company reported another drilling mud spill during construction.  The company reports that the drilling mud spill was contained and did not pollute the pristine streams in the construction area.  DEP was called and is on site investigating the spill.  The twelve lawyers at DLP, PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT AND DRILLING RIG ACCIDENT/INJURY LAWYERS, continue to monitor this and other drilling rig issues in Bradford, Susquehanna, Tioga, Potter, Wyoming, Sullivan,Lycoming and other locations in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.   Read the rest of this entry »

Reports note that a tanker truck/water truck has crashed on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.  There is at least one fatality and the road is closed to holiday travelers.  the twelve lawyers at Dougherty Leventhal & Price LLP, PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS, continue to follow this story..