Drill Bits: Court Orders DEP To Turn Over Documents; Solar Panels On Ikea’s Roof
- Commonwealth Court rules the Department of Environmental Protection must comply with a Times-Tribune Right-To-Know request. The paper is asking for letters DEP sent to people whose water wells were contaminated by nearby drilling. (Citizens Voice)
- One of those people would probably be Michael Leighton, whose Leroy Township home has been facing methane migration problems for more than two months. Leighton gave StateImpact Pennsylvania a tour of the equipment Chesapeake Energy has installed in his basement to keep the gas at bay. (StateImpact Pennsylvania)
- Former DEP Secretary Dave Hess has been appointed to sit on the department’s Citizens Advisory Council. (PA Environment Daily)
- Ikea adds solar panels to its Philadephia-area stores. No word on whether the panels are made of balsa wood. (Philly.com)