Thursday, December 22

Dimock in the Limelight

The lit­tle town of Dimock has become the sym­bolic front line for the bat­tle over nat­ural gas drilling.

 It’s known far and wide as the place where peo­ple can set their tap water on fire. State reg­u­la­tors say that’s because drilling caused methane to leak into water wells. No mat­ter which side of the drilling debate they’re on, res­i­dents find their lit­tle ham­let can now be a tough place to live.

Before frack­ing became a national story, Dimock never got vis­ited by big crowds rid­ing in from New York City.


State Impact

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