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Pennsylvania Leases State Lands for Gas Drilling

As a result of the recent Pennsylvania state budget compromise, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently received bids for the leasing of state lands by gas drilling companies. The leases were for up to 32,000 acres of land in Cameron, Potter, Tioga, Clinton and Clearfield counties. The land is located in State Forests including Sproul, Elk, Tioga and Susquehannock.

According to the DCNR the leases will generate at least $125 million in additional revenues for the State coffers. The leases will also help create jobs. State environmental groups have raised serious concerns over the leases, but DCNR is confident that a balance has been struck addressing all issues.

Dougherty Leventhal and Price LLP represents individual injured as a result of gas drilling related injuries in Pennsylvania. Contact one of DLP’s twelve (12) Pennsylvania personal injury attorneys if you have any questions regarding injuries suffered as a result of companies or individuals related to the Pennsylvania natural gas drilling industry.

Pennsylvania DEP Proposes New Gas Drilling Regulations

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection recently announced new regulations for natural gas drillers in Pennsylvania. The new regulations are designed to improve safety and protect underground water supplies.  Additionally, DEP will hire 68 new inspectors to police water supplies surrounding gas drilling sites. The new regulations will require quarterly inspections of drill sites, mandate construction of wells using oil-field grade cement, spell out requirements for replacement of water, establish procedures for early detection of “gas migration” problems and require operators to notify local authorities and DEP immediately of any gas drilling related problems.
If you have been injured or suffered problems related to the Pennsylvania gas drilling industry contact the team of Pennsylvania personal injury attorneys at Dougherty Leventhal & Price LLP.














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