The gas drilling firm, Range Resources, has come under fire following revelations it imposed a gag order on a Pennsylvania couple that prevented their children from ever talking about fracking. The Hallowich family reached a settlement in 2011 after being sickened by a gas-drilling operation adjacent to their property. The settlement, which was unsealed last week, bars the family from ever commenting “in any fashion whatsoever about Marcellus Shale/fracking activities.” Transcripts show that during a hearing, a lawyer for Range Resources said the gag order applies to the whole family and would be enforced that way. At the time of the settlement, the couple’s children were seven and 10 years old. Last week a company spokesperson denied the gag order applies to the children.