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Rachel Maddow Covers Pennsylvania Methane Migration Problems

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A Leroy Township, Bradford County resident lights a sample of methane gas on fire. The gas has been bubbling into puddles and creeks for more than two months.


MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show highlighted ongoing methane migration problems in Bradford and Tioga County last night, airing StateImpact Pennsylvania’s video documenting flammable gas puddles in Leroy Township.
The segment also featured an interview with StateImpact Texas’ Terrence Henry, who has been doing a lot of solid reporting on how deep injection wells are causing earthquakes.
Keep reading to watch video of the segment.

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