Investigation Confirms Pennsylvania Fracking Well Blowout Was Easily Preventable, Potentially Catastrophic

By Richard Chasey, posted on July 23rd, 2010 in Disasters, Energy

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Originally Published by Truthout

Officials confirmed Tuesday that irresponsible drilling practices and a failed “blowout preventer” caused the June 3 blowout of a gas well in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.

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