Pennsylvania Leases State Lands for Gas Drilling
As a result of the recent Pennsylvania state budget compromise, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently received bids for the leasing of state lands by gas drilling...
View ArticleShale drilling in Monroe, Pike on the horizon
Experts say area should prepare because drilling is not far off By Michael Sadowski Pocono Record Writer August 20, 2010 SCRANTON — Drilling for natural gas in Marcellus Shale in Monroe and Pike...
View ArticleNational Panel: PA DEP Oversight of Key Marcellus Technology “Merits Special...
Findings highlight how Pa. continues to lead the way in safe, responsible use of hydraulic fracturing Canonsburg, Pa. – Pennsylvania officials’ oversight and regulation of hydraulic fracturing, a...
View ArticleUpcoming Webinar Discusses New State Regulations on Gas Drilling in Marcellus...
This month’s Marcellus Educational Webinar program hosts Dana Aunkst and Eugene Pine from DEP discussing new regulations for natural gas drilling. As the natural-gas drilling boom into the deep...
View ArticleMSC: New, Fact-Based DEP Water Results “Encouraging”
Leading industry group announces $100k fund to heighten water monitoring, establishment of Energy Research Collaborative Canonsburg, PA – As the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection...
View ArticleStudy assesses state taxes on Marcellus Shale production
University Park, Pa. — The ongoing utilization of Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale natural gas deposits has the state weighing the pros and cons of taxing the drilling activity. A study recently...
View ArticlePa. officials fine Texas drilling firm
The Associated Press DIMOCK — State regulators are fining a Houston-based company because its natural-gas drilling operations polluted residents’ water wells in northeastern Pennsylvania. Department of...
View ArticleBack Mt. group will work for gas drilling law
The organization represents six communities in the Back Mountain area. By Rebecca Briarbria@timesleader.com Staff Writer DALLAS TWP. – Members of the Back Mountain Community Partnership hope to pass an...
View ArticleDebate rages over Delaware River watershed
Sporting groups, conservationists and anti-drilling neighbors protest the large-scale gas exploration. MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Writer PLEASANT MOUNT, Pa. — A few hundred yards from Louis...
View ArticleMSC: Advancements in Technology Expanding Water Recycling Capabilities
MSC president cites need for commonsense TDS regulations Canonsburg, Pa. – The responsible use, treatment and stewardship of the Commonwealth’s water resources are among the most important...
View ArticleMSC Statement on New Water Treatment Rules
Canonsburg, Pa. – Today, the Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) passed a new rule mandating an “end of pipe”, 500 milligrams per liter cap on the concentration of total...
View ArticlePA Gas Drilling Co. Fined Over Fracking Fluid Spill
Atlas Resources LLC, a natural gas drilling company with operations in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale region, has been fined $97,350 for a spill of hydraulic fracturing fluids in the southwest part of...
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