HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania regulators are halting work at dozens of unfinished natural gas wells being drilled by the company whose well spewed out explosive gas and polluted water for 16 hours last week.
Gov. Ed Rendell said Monday the order against EOG Resources Inc. will remain in place until the Department of Environmental Protection can finish its investigation and until after the company implements whatever changes may be needed.
The move from discovery to fracking everywhere without appropriate attention to possible environmental consequences was very fast. Hopefully this slows things down a bit.