Harrisburg, Penn.–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2010. This week we learned that Pennsylvania’s state agency overseeing homeland security has been gathering McCarthy-style “research” on state residents, including everyday Pennsylvanians concerned about the health and environmental damage caused by loosely regulated gas drilling. Governor Rendell has since terminated the contract with the company that was doing this surveillance for the agency – the logical first step – but this threat to the rights of concerned residents requires a comprehensive investigation.
