The Outlook Is Bright The string that had been lying lax on the water suddenly went taut.
Service was friendly but slow on both visits; the staff was also lax about refilling water glasses.
Re "Regulation Lax as Gas Wells' Tainted Water Hits Rivers" ("Drilling Down" series, front page, Feb. 27): If the goal of your report about natural gas drilling was to gratuitously frighten Pennsylvanians, then congratulations on a job well done.
Re "Regulation Lax as Gas Wells' Tainted Water Hits Rivers" ("Drilling Down" series, front page, Feb. 27): Your article clearly demonstrates the vast amount of uncertainty concerning the environmental impacts of natural gas drilling in the shale deposits throughout the United States.
In just four days of relatively lax enforcement, said Frank Moritz, the town's water director, the amount of water stored doubled to 80percentt.
What if the States with the biggest needs are the most lax in cleaning up their impaired water?
Pedia lax can be mixed with milk, water or their favorite juice to hide the unpleasant taste, and to prevent any chance of throat irritation.
Since 2001, the company has been fined more than $125,500 in British Columbia, Scotland, and Chile for other violations including pollution, breaching water-use licenses and lax health and safety standards for workers.
She added that Texas regulators have been too lax in cracking down on air and water pollution, and that Texas' problems are "sort of going unnoticed," in contrast to the loudly aired pollution concerns in other drilling states like Pennsylvania.
The water board's "history of lax enforcement is resulting in a lack of respect from some water agencies and encouraging them to cut corners," she said.
