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December 14, 2022

Coterra Energy Given Green Light to Resume Fracking in Dimock After Admitting It Contaminated Water
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In Dimock, Pennsylvania, residents expressed outrage after the
Department of Environmental Protection lifted its drilling moratorium on
Coterra Energy just weeks after the fracking company pleaded "no
contest" to polluting the community's water. Coterra, formerly known as
Cabot Oil & Gas, also agreed to pay $16 million to build a new public
water system and pay local water bills for 75 years. Food & Water Watch
said allowing Coterra to drill again was an unconscionable "betrayal of
suffering communities," and urged incoming Governor Josh Shapiro to undo
the deal when he takes office.


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