Thousands of cases of water contamination with toxic and carcinogenic substances caused fracking have been documented including in Pennsylvania
A federal jury ruled on Thursday that Cabot Oil & Gas Co must pay more than $4.2 million in damages to two families in northeastern Pennsylvania who said the company’s fracking operations contaminated their ground water.
Six jurors in federal court in Scranton awarded $1.3 million each to Scott Ely and Monica Marta-Ely, a married couple in Dimock. Each of their three children received an award of $50,000.
More here: http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-pennsylvania-fracking-idUKKCN0WC2I8
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