Children given lifelong ban on talking about fracking
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- Aug 5, 2013
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Two Pennsylvanian children will live their lives under a gag order imposed under a $750,000 settlement
Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent
theguardian.com, Monday 5 August 2013 13.04 EDT
A drill pipe at a shale gas operation in Pennsylvania. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images
Two young children in Pennsylvania were banned from talking about fracking for the rest of their lives under a gag order imposed under a settlement reached by their parents with a leading oil and gas company.
The sweeping gag order was imposed under a $750,000 settlement between the Hallowich family and Range Resources Ltd, a leading oil and gas driller. It provoked outrage on Monday among environmental campaigners and free speech advocates. Please click the link to the Guardian for the rest of this story: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/05/children-ban-talking-about-fracking