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River Fracking Debated
2015-02-08 06:53:56| Logistics - Topix.net
Although a potential $40 million windfall awaits West Virginia's coffers if Gastar Exploration drills and fracks for natural gas under the Ohio River, at least one legislator does not believe the money outweighs the potential environmental risk such a plan could bring to the region's drinking water supply. More than 100 concerned students, residents, community leaders and elected officials turned out Saturday for a public discussion at Wheeling Jesuit University regarding Gastar's plans to draw natural gas from beneath the river in Marshall County.
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