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Public input sought on pipeline expansion
May 9, 2013 PLAINS — The owner of the Transco Pipeline, which travels through Luzerne County as it carries natural gas from the Gulf Coast to New York, hosted an informational open house April 17 at The... more »» 
Seneca Resources: Turning lemons into lemonade
May 9, 2013 BLOSSBURG, Pa. — It takes 4.4 million gallons of water to service a single unconventional well, according to the Susquehanna River Basin Commissio. more »»
Listening ears hear about Rock Run
May 9, 2013 In response to a closed-door meeting that the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources held nearly a month ago on natural gas drilling in the Loyalsock State Forest, state Rep. more »»
State College mayor urges fossil fuel divestment
May 9, 2013 PITTSBURGH — The mayor of the central Pennsylvania borough of State College has endorsed a campaign that urges municipalities to divest from fossil fuel companies, the environmental group 350. more »»
Bills sponsored by Yaw OK’d by committee
May 9, 2013 The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, chaired by Sen. E. more »»
Governor: Pa. plant decision probably next year
May 9, 2013 MONACA (AP) — The governor said an oil company’s decision on whether to build a proposed petrochemical plant in western Pennsylvania may be pushed back into next year, but he remains optimistic abou... more »»
Rep. Baker announces $50,000 grant for Hydro Recovery LP
May 9, 2013 HARRISBURG — State Rep. Matthew E. more »»
Water withdrawal plan attacked
May 9, 2013 In a sometimes unruly public hearing April 30 on a company’s plan to withdraw almost 2 million gallons of water a week from the Lycoming Creek watershed in Old Lycoming Township, residents spoke out... more »»
Chevron Announces Possible Regional HQ
May 2, 2013 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chevron says it plans to buy 61 acres of land near Pittsburgh for possible use as a new regional headquarters. more »»
State: Drilling didn't foul northeast Pa. wells
May 2, 2013 Gas drilling isn't to blame for a high-profile case of methane contamination in northeastern Pennsylvania, state environmental regulators declared this week, but a homeowner with fouled water vowed... more »» 
Act 13 dollars at work in Lycoming County, Pa.
April 25, 2013 Act 13 legislation, signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett in 2012, imposes an impact fee at the wellhead to be paid by operators to the local government each calendar year. more »» 
More than waste: Inside Wayne Township Landfill
April 25, 2013 McELHATTAN — Where do the waste materials generated by natural gas extraction end up? In Central PA, odds are good that waste is disposed of at Wayne Township Landfill. more »»
Carnegie Mellon symposium explores effect of Marcellus Shale gas
April 25, 2013 (AP) -- A symposium on Marcellus Shale drilling at Carnegie Mellon University April 4 was the latest initiative undertaken by the school as it tries to carve a niche in the crowded world of energy... more »»
Penn College appoints Nickell ShaleTEC director
April 25, 2013 Submitted by Penn College Steven V. Nickell has been named director of the Shale Training & Education Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology. more »»
Pa. legal bills exceed $550,000 in dispute over shale drilling law
April 25, 2013 (AP) -- HARRISBURG — With a state Supreme Court ruling still pending regarding the legality of the Marcellus Shale gas drilling law passed last year, billing documents show that the case already has... more »»
Natural gas service industry locating in Tioga County, Pa.
April 25, 2013 MANSFIELD — A land development plot map was approved during the Richmond Township supervisor’s meeting for a new “industrial development” on Business Route 15 south during the township supervisor‘s... more »»
New rail traffic data reflects big shift away from coal
April 25, 2013 The recent shift away from coal and toward natural gas to generate electricity in the U.S. more »»
Shale permits not on ‘trigger list’ for extra review in poor areas
April 25, 2013 (AP) -- The state Department of Environmental Protection has granted hundreds of permits for Marcellus Shale gas development in Pennsylvania’s poor and minority communitie. more »» 
Plans suspended for 120-mile gas pipeline in Pa.
April 18, 2013 WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The developers of a planned 120-mile natural gas pipeline in eastern Pennsylvania say the project is being suspended indefinitely. more »»
Fee broached for Pa. water extraction, removal
April 18, 2013 PITTSBURGH (AP) — The head of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission says he's considering seeking a new fee on water extracted by industry and permanently removed from the environment. more »» |
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