Nomac Drilling Corp. floorman Matthew Brown, right, steadies a section of drill pipe as floorman Richard Lane cleans the connection during natural gas drilling operations for Chesapeake Energy Corp. in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Environmental and health groups are calling for tougher U.S. regulation of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, turning on a one-time donor to their causes:Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK)
The Sierra Club, the largest U.S. environmental group, is rethinking early support of natural-gas development after activists and scientists linked the drilling to tainted water and increased air emissions, Executive Director Michael Brunesaid yesterday in an interview. The group turned down $30 million from Chesapeake after he took over in 2010, he said.
Bloomberg
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