Tag Archives: water contamination

Billings Gazette Letter to the Editor: Pete Dronkers

Posted on April 25, 2014 by davidjkatz

The following letter to the editor appeared in the Billings Gazette on April 18. As the letter makes clear, ECA is just another company out to exploit oil reserves without concern for the impact they have on the local community. … Continue reading →

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Catching up on some items that have been sent to me and other things I’ve been meaning to post: Work has now started on the ECA well in Belfry. A local resident reports, ““I drove up there and sure enough … Continue reading →

Posted on April 21, 2014 by davidjkatz | Leave a comment

A personal story: Marilyn Hunt, Wetzel County, West Virginia

Posted on April 9, 2014 by davidjkatz

 We used to live the American dream; we had a middle class existence. Now we’re on a camping trip without the fun. We collect rain water to water the stock and we’ve set up a special system to treat the … Continue reading →

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A personal story: Christine Pepper, Bradford County, Pennsylvania (with Daily Show clip)

Posted on April 1, 2014 by davidjkatz

“If they took care of the landowners and the local people you’d be so much further ahead, but they won’t. And that’s what pissed me off.” -Cory Pepper, Bradford Township, Pennsylvania Telling personal stories Today we have a slightly different … Continue reading →

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The four ways hydraulic fracturing contaminates water

Posted on March 27, 2014 by davidjkatz

For over a decade, oil and gas executives and the policy makers who support them have repeated a single bold claim: there has never been a single documented case where fracking contaminated groundwater. Well, if you repeat a lie often enough … Continue reading →

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Pavillion, Wyoming: politics trumps science, citizens suffer

Posted on March 13, 2014 by davidjkatz

The town of Pavillion, Wyoming is in many ways unremarkable. It sits southeast of Yellowstone Park, just 200 miles due south of Red Lodge. The 2010 census puts its population at 231 in 95 households. But Pavillion sits at the … Continue reading →

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A personal story: Helen Ricker, Poplar, Montana

Posted on February 23, 2014 by davidjkatz

Telling personal stories The oil and gas boom has been underway for a number of years in many locations across the country, and there are now a lot of stories about individuals and families whose lives have been personally affected. … Continue reading →

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Video: The effects of oil and gas drilling on water quality

Posted on January 30, 2014 by davidjkatz

https://vimeo.com/69253030 On Tuesday I posted a reader’s report from last week’s water testing seminar in Lewistown. This video lecture looks at the issue of water from a different standpoint: what we know and don’t know about the risks to water quality … Continue reading →

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Report from the water testing seminar in Lewistown

Posted on January 28, 2014 by davidjkatz

A reader attended the water testing seminar in Lewistown last Wednesday and provided a detailed report of the proceedings. His report was an eye opener for me. My key takeaways: It is absolutely essential for landowners to do baseline water … Continue reading →

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If you are a landowner who depends on a private water supply, you should be paying attention to the current discussion regarding the expansion of drilling along the Beartooth Front. Acting now to protect your water and your rights can … Continue reading →

Posted on January 16, 2014 by davidjkatz | 6 Comments