Pennsylvania fracking case sets precedent for US court battles

• Autores: Siobhan Lismore-Scott, Kasia Patel
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 582, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Abril)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • "The verdict disregards overwhelming scientific and factual evidence that Cabot acted as a prudent operator in conducting its operations. Cabot will be filing motions with the court to set the verdict aside, based upon lack of evidence as well as conduct of plaintiff's counsel calculated to deprive Cabot of a fair trial," it added.

    "This is a blatant falsehood," the IPAA stated in Debunking Gasland. "The subsurface formations that undergo fracture stimulation reside thousands and thousands of feet below formations that carry potable water. These strata are separated by millions of tonnes of impermeable rock, and in some cases more than two miles of it." "Class I wells allow injection far below the lowermost underground sources of drinking water (USDW)," the EPA states on its website. "Injection zones typically range from 1,700 feet (518 metres) to more than 10,000 feet (3,048 metres) in depth. The injection zone is below and separated from USDWs by an impermeable