EQT Foundation awards Utica Shale Academy $25,000
Monday, September 19, 2022
The EQT Foundation, the philanthropic extension of EQT Corporation, awarded the Utica Shale Academy a $25,000 grant in June to be used for the school’s heavy equipment operator and maintenance program, according to The Review.
“We are impressed with the work and dedication of the students and faculty at the Utica Shale Academy as they train the next generation of employees who will help to fuel and grow the energy industry here in Appalachia,” said Ellen Rossi, president of the EQT Foundation.
The Utica Shale Academy provides a specialized academic program that responds to employers’ and industries’ current and emerging and changing global workforce needs.
Learn more: The Review > Utica Shale Academy Donation
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
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What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
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Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.