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== Economy and environment == The Harman Lewis 1H well, a [[Marcellus Formation]] [[shale gas]] well in Moreland Township, has had a [[methane leak]] since 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/pennsylvania-news-apwire/2020/01/state-orders-gas-well-plugged-in-fight-over-methane-leaks/ |title=State orders gas well plugged in fight over methane leaks |last=Levy |first=Mark |date=January 14, 2020 |website=Altoona Mirror |language=en-US |access-date=January 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/local/hughesville-landowners-hosting-leaking-well-say-range-resources-didn-t/article_79e9b608-37d8-11ea-9d0f-538f1d8e2dc0.html |title=Hughesville landowners hosting leaking well say Range Resources didn't cause contamination |last=Snook |first=Morgan |date=January 15, 2020 |website=NorthcentralPA.com |language=en |access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref> In January 2020, the [[Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection]] (DEP) issued an order to the well operator, [[Range Resources]], to address the leakage problems "for once and for all".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.naturalgasintel.com/articles/120769-pennsylvania-regulators-range-resources-face-off-over-problem-natgas-well?v=preview |title=Pennsylvania Regulators, Range Resources Face Off Over Problem NatGas Well |last=Cocklin |first=Jamison |date=January 15, 2020 |website=www.naturalgasintel.com |access-date=January 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wtae.com/article/pennsylvania-orders-gas-well-plugged-in-fight-over-methane/30514568 |title=Pennsylvania orders gas well plugged in fight over methane |last=Associated Press |date=January 14, 2020 |website=WTAE |language=en |access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref> Combustible gas has been found "in groundwater, in soil surveys in nearby farm fields and surfacing on Greg's Run and Sugar Run."<ref name=":0" />
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