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Environmental Dangers of Hydrofracturing the Marcellus Shale 
by Robert Myers

Lock Haven University

Over the past three years, I have watched the hydro-fracturing industry rapidly expand into central Pennsylvania, and I have been disgusted by the consequences.  The state forests, where generations of Pennsylvanians have hunted, fished, and hiked, have been defaced by a growing network of well pads.  But even more disturbing are the effects that we can't see.  Unknown chemicals are being pumped thousands of feet underground.  The extreme pressures involved in the hydro-fracturing process are forcing methane gas into people's homes and into their water supplies.  Thousands of gallons of chemicals have been spilled in our forests and streams.  It's clear to me that hydro fracturing is the single biggest environmental threat to Pennsylvania that this generation faces. 

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