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“Airborne Methane Plume Found Near Bradford County Gas Migration Site”

The Clean Air Council hired a firm to do air samplings, which showed ground level methane at almost double the normal levels for the region.

Methane seeping up underground pathways caused concentrated plumes of gas in the air in Bradford County where the state and a natural gas drilling company are investigating the cause of stray methane bubbling in streams and water wells, according to a study released Tuesday by the Clean Air Council.

Read more at: thetimes-tribune.com

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