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Two drilling rig issues in Pennsylvania continue to work their way through government and legal channels.  The Governor’s special commission has recommended a Drilling Impact fee of some sort for gas companies in Pennsylvania.  Also, it has been reported that a second landfill in Lackawanna County will be accepting drill rig waste products.  The twelve lawyers at DLP continue to represent victims of serious trucking accidents, drilling rig accident and other major injury claims.

Reports out of Albany note a push by the Governor to lift the gas drilling rig ban and fracking ban in the State of New York.  The push is for gas drilling rigs to be allowed on private land.  Construction of gas drilling rigs on public land would remain an issue for further study. The twelve lawyers at DLP continue to represent people seriously injured in accidents at gas drilling rig sites, tractor trailer/truck accidents and other serious accidents in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of New York.

A recent survey indicates that most Pennsylvanians will risk environmental problems in favor of the economic benefits of gas drilling and gas production.  The survey revealed that 63% of Pennsylvanians favor gas drilling.  30% were not in favor primarily due to environmental problems.  The twelve lawyers at DLP continue to handle serious Pennsylvania truck accident cases, drilling rig accident cases and other serious personal injury actions in Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Sullivan, Tioga, Potter and other counties throughout Northeast and Central Pennsylvania.

New York State, concerned with water quality in the Delaware Water Basin, recently filed a claim requesting the Federal Government to oversee gas drilling in the watershed area.  Noting that New York City and surrounding areas receive significant amounts of drinking water from the Delaware River, New York officials want a closer eye kept on gas drill rigging activities near the river.  Presently New York has a moratorium on gas drilling statewide while formulating regulations for the industry.  The twelve lawyers at DLP continue to handle Pennsylvania gas drilling accident cases especially in Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, Sullivan and Wyoming Counties and other counties in Northeast and Central Pennsylvania.

Reports continue to document the extraordinary economic stimulus the gas drilling industry is creating throughout Pennsylvania benefiting its citizens.   Williamsport, a former logging center, is now a gas drilling center.  Industries such as the hotel, chemical and other businesses are expanding throughout the Commonwealth.  Of course the economic impact is tempered by environmental concerns which are being debated in Harrisburg. Dlp continues to represent drilling rig accident victims, truck accident victims and other seriously injured individuals in Lycoming, Bradford, Susquehanna, Sullivan Wyoming and other counties throughout NEPA and Central Pennsylvania.

By Jennifer Micale

Elmira Gazette

March 12, 2010

A 31-year-old worker died Thursday after he fell 20 feet off a natural gas rig in Towanda Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

At around 5:30 p.m., Greg Allen Henry, of Athens, Tennessee, was working on a Nomac Drilling site off Plank Road, two miles from Towanda, Pa.

He was attempting to dislodge a handrail while the drilling unit was being moved to another hole on the drilling pad, police said. The handrail gave way and Henry fell 20 feet, suffering a severe head injury. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Bradford County Coroner Thomas Carman. An autopsy will be conducted at a later date, police said.

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