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May 18, 2011

Pennsylvania Fines Gas Company $1 Million For Water Contamination, Well Fire 
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The state of Pennsylvania has fined Chesapeake Energy over $1 million
for contaminating the drinking water of 16 families near natural gas
wells. Chesapeake was also cited for a fire at a well site that left
three workers injured. The water contamination was the result of faulty
cement and casing surrounding gas wells, allowing methane to seep into
the water supply.



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