Congressman Chris Carney, a Democrat who represented Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district from 2007 to 2011.

Dimock was the site of a much publicized incident of water contamination from hydraulic fracturing, a process used to extract natural gas from the Marcellus Formation.

"[3] As of 2012, natural gas companies have been permitted to resume hydraulic fracturing in the area.

Dimock was the site of a much publicized water contamination from hydraulic fracturing, which was shown in the 2010 documentary Gasland.

[9] Arsenic, barium, DEHP, glycol compounds, manganese, phenol, and sodium were found in unacceptable levels in the wells.

[10] As a result, Cabot Oil & Gas was required to financially compensate residents and provide alternative sources of water until mitigation systems were installed in affected wells.

[4] EPA plans to re-sample four wells where previous data by the company and the state showed levels of contaminants.