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Marcellus shale drilling across Pennsylvania has expanded tremendously in the last couple of years. To extract the natural gas, companies drill straight down about 5-thousand feet then shoot a high-pressured water mixed with chemicals and sand vertically through the shale to release the gas. It’s called hydrofracturing, or “fracking.” The whole process requires heavy equipment and millions of gallons of water to be trucked in over roads built to carry passenger cars. WPSU's Emily Reddy went to Luzerne County to find out an unexpected environmental impact of ruined roads and the unlikely group that’s trying to do something about it.
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Marcellus shale drilling across Pennsylvania has expanded tremendously in the last couple of years. To extract the natural gas, companies drill straight down about 5-thousand feet then shoot a high-pressured water mixed with chemicals and sand vertically through the shale to release the gas. It’s called hydrofracturing, or “fracking.” The whole process requires heavy equipment and millions of gallons of water to be trucked in over roads built to carry passenger cars. WPSU's Emily Reddy went to Luzerne County to find out an unexpected environmental impact of ruined roads and the unlikely group that’s trying to do something about it.
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You’re listening to Morning Edition on WPSU, I’m Emily Reddy.
Marcellus shale drilling across Pennsylvania has expanded tremendously in the last couple of years. To extract the natural gas, companies drill straight down about 5-thousand feet then shoot a high-pressured water mixed with chemicals and sand vertically through the shale to release the gas. It’s called hydrofracturing, or “fracking.” The whole process requires heavy equipment and millions of gallons of water to be trucked in over roads built to carry passenger cars. I went to Luzerne County to find out an unexpected environmental impact of ruined roads and the unlikely group that’s trying to do something about it.
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Tim Ziegler likes to fish. A lot. But he doesn’t get to do it as much as he’d like to anymore. He’s got a wife, two kids, a house and a mortgage to take care of, after all. He still get...
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INTRO:Marcellus shale drilling across Pennsylvania has expanded tremendously in the last couple of years. To extract the natural gas, companies drill straight down about 5-thousand feet then shoot a high-pressured water mixed with chemicals and sand vertically through the shale to release the gas. It’s called hydrofracturing, or “fracking.” The whole process requires heavy equipment and millions of gallons of water to be trucked in over roads built to carry passenger cars. WPSU's Emily Reddy went to Luzerne County to find out an unexpected environmental impact of ruined roads and the unlikely group that’s trying to do something about it.
OUTRO:Ziegler doesn’t have any leverage here – and he knows it. He knows he’s up against big companies with even bigger plans. He’s basically a fisherman spreading the gospel of good drainage to some incredibly rich businessmen, hoping they’ll “do the right thing.” It’s the only argument he’s got.
I’m Emily Reddy, WPSU.
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