Despite industry protests, go-slow drilling plan is right one

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Signs are abundant that natural gas producers need an image makeover. Local governments across North Texas are sounding alarms about the possibility of increased air pollution, groundwater contamination, noise and declining property values coinciding with drilling companies’ push into urban areas.

These concerns are not overblown, as reports in The Dallas Morning News and Denton-Record Chronicle have borne out. But the industry’s tendency has too often been to deny, deflect and use judicial bullying to get its way.

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