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November 20, 2021

DEC: Methane from drilling ‘most likely’ caused house blast in Allegany

ALLEGANY — Two years to the day after the explosion of a West Branch Road home, the state Department of Environmental Conservation issued a report Thursday that suggests nearby oil

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