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October 21, 2010
GASP Drills Down on Marcellus Shale As Marcellus Shale drilling operations spread all around us, GASP's work spreads as well. We are busy dealing with these new challenges and are fighting on many fronts. * Last Tuesday, GASP appealed a West Virginia DEP permit for a large, and growing, Marcellus Shale operation in Wetzel County (The Intelligencer article _here_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=izlefwcab&et=1103806677180&s=244&e... uR2d3ykibIvwXu7JSbcPatr1uvsDwQ2Zc-Xi8SR0tyc38TDWgnaSrEh54ktOfff5AnqlgQg11XEO mjj-g85j0omVdViyo4plBGzoSTQSvycso9SmCVzkkxbTBQgXsYomS4fVu0AZv9BYdd_O6ohXrJW8 Lzbded) ) in hopes of getting more stringent air pollution controls applied. * The PA DEP recently asked for comments on new well casing regulations that they were proposing. Casing failures are one of the primary causes of groundwater contamination from natural gas drilling. GASP is pleased to announce that many of our comments were incorporated into the new regulations. Well design requirements have been strengthened by adding provisions demanding use of higher quality cement and centralizers to ensure proper casing placement, among other provisions. * GASP asked the Allegheny County Air Pollution Control Advisory Committee Tuesday night to develop better county regulations to rein in the air pollution from natural gas operations (Pgh Tribune-Review article _here_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=izlefwcab&et=1103806677180&s=244&e... kEvQlVpjg-h1uT1oSc9qzQee2Do-1pIM19-V7MHxWIn5ZXVHUBiOVlRtHKvWnguaPeZ0mIQLVau_ MeqIb86Yzu6LD2V41hd9gDSu8UYFxtO0PvOGYUGsEd1aQ5Eu8CyPDrMgd80ixpeC7gyBLmyrjMQ_ Tolz5NNNt8lIucj5SoOg9MA==) ). GASP will continue to monitor Marcellus news, speak out about the dangers that drilling poses to our air, and push for strong regulations and effective enforcement of the regulations we have already. To jump right into the fight, join Marcellus Protest on November 3rd as they march from the North Shore to the David L. Lawrence Center where the gas industry is holding a 2-day conference. Click _here_ (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=izlefwcab&et=1103806677180&s=244&e... NbOVzgT4fxYFMVy2cXrF2KpYXELWd-rewlHl8OInqnUP4RbIhzXu3OK4JK_RHJf8j47YdNNNNUrN CtCDFQHvekmGbA==) for more information. www.gasp-pgh.org