PA Fish and Boat Commission seeks funding to investigate gas drilling violations

[Number9Dream]

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"The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission says its officers are struggling to monitor possible violations at Marcellus Shale gas drilling sites."

"Executive director John Arway said today they would like an additional $1 million to hire seven more officers for that task, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. The commission previously asked the Legislature for the funding and didn't get it."

"The chief of the agency's law enforcement bureau says they are already short 16 waterways conservation officers, and that many drilling violations don't get investigated."

http://triblive.com/sports/outdoors/6437539-74/commission-officers-pollution#axzz37TKFnBZJ

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140715/NEWS90/140719879/-1/NEWS

[Curmudgeoness]

1. How I wish that I could choose

where my tax dollars go. This is sickening.....to think that we are willing to sacrifice possible lives just to placate the drillers.