Coterra controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Lenox Township well contamination fine
The company was reportedly fined $299,000 after contamination affected 13 wells in Lenox Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
2022
Dimock no-contest resolution
Coterra pleaded no contest concerning well-water contamination and agreed to fund water infrastructure and long-term water-bill payments for affected residents.
2009
Dimock water-contamination controversy
Methane and other substances were reported in private water wells in Dimock Township, Pennsylvania, in an area associated with Marcellus Shale drilling. The company disputed that hydraulic fracturing caused the contamination. The dispute later featured in the documentary Gasland and led to compensation, alternative water supplies and treatment measures.