EQT Offers Neighbors Near Finleyville Drill Pad $50K for Nuisance

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ProPublica has a new story claiming that Marcellus driller (and midstream company) EQT has done something really unusual in Washington County, PA. The company, last year, was in the process of drilling 12 wells on a single pad. With all of the trucks and noise and dust, it didn't take the neighbors long to start complaining. EQT attempted to address those concerns, meeting with neighbors and conducting air tests, etc. However, after apparently growing tired of the hassles, EQT finally just offered each household/neighbor near the pad $50,000--if those neighbors would sign a "nuisance easement" that pretty much says the neighbors absolve EQT from any damages for anything related to their drilling and pipeline operations...

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