CALIFORNIA -- When it comes to negotiating gas pipeline right-of-ways, property owners need to consider the impact for several generations, according to Dave Messersmith of the Penn State Extension Service.
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CALIFORNIA -- When it comes to negotiating gas pipeline right-of-ways, property owners need to consider the impact for several generations, according to Dave Messersmith of the Penn State Extension Service.
A combined cycle natural gas-fired power plant has been proposed on a 41.7-acre site near what the state Department of Environmental Protection calls an EJA or "environmental justice" area along the Monongahela River in Cumberland Township, Greene County.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Officials from Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio cemented Tuesday a partnership between the three states to better support Marcellus and Utica shale activities in the region.
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Local municipalities such as Morris and Morgan Townships in Greene County and Redstone and German Townships in Fayette County weigh the costs and benefits of Marcellus Shale drilling in their backyards in the aftermath of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission releasing a list of shale impact fee distribution for 2014.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) levied a $939,552 fine Monday against Chevron Appalachia in response to a natural gas well explosion and fire that killed a contractor and injured another worker in Greene County on Feb. 11, 2014.
The Fayette County Planning Commission Thursday will hold a public hearing on the need for increased regulation of the gas well industry.
Thousands of landowners in Fayette and Greene counties have received hundreds of million of dollars in royalties from Marcellus shale drilling, and Penn State Extension wants them to know if they’re getting a fair shake.
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A report released Tuesday by a nonprofit environmental research group shows that despite assurances to the contrary, companies who develop unconventional natural gas wells have polluted the environment in Pennsylvania and will continue to do so under current regulatory standards.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has fined a company operating a Marcellus shale gas well in Greene County nearly a million dollars.
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In the last three years, 230,171 gallons of kerosene, a petroleum distillate with chemical components that are toxic to humans and wildlife, were used in fracking fluid in 129 wells throughout Fayette County, and it was all within the letter of the law.
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With a number of pipelines across the country coming online in early November, natural gas and oil production in the Marcellus shale play could reach record production next year, energy experts said.
Sand mining operations hundreds of miles away in Minnesota and Wisconsin could impact water and air quality in western Pennsylvania, according to a recent report by the Civil Society Institute’s Boston Action Research, a Boston human rights advocacy group.
Political experts don’t expect a run to the border from shale-related companies if Tom Wolf is elected governor.
An international energy, metals and mining industries analyst firm has concluded that the Marcellus shale has $90 billion in remaining value.
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Municipal officials in Fayette and Greene counties plan to use their Marcellus shale impact fee funds on a numerous projects -- from road repairs to an emergency center, and from funding police services to offsetting the cost of a new sewage treatment plant.
A new report from an environmental group says that natural gas drillers, including some in Pennsylvania, are fracking wells with diesel fuel, or fuels similar to it, without required federal permits to protect against potential health hazards.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) decided against citing Chevron for the fire at one of its natural gas wells in Greene County that killed a worker in February.
According to figures released Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Fayette County and its municipalities will see $3,827,859 from 2013 Marcellus shale impact fee disbursements.
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A recently released study by a non-partisan research organization explores the impact Marcellus Shale activity has had in Greene County, calling the cumulative effect of the boom experienced in the last decade “overwhelming.”
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After more than five years and about 6,000 wells drilled in the Marcellus shale boom, public-health experts say the need to collect information near hydraulic fracturing operations in Pennsylvania is urgent.
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CHEAT LAKE, W.Va. – Two experts said the processes involved in the natural gas drilling process are linked to earthquakes, but should not be a serious cause for alarm.
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a report on Wednesday concluding that no pollutants that would indicate a potential health concern for local residents or emergency responders were found as a result of the Greene County Chevron gas well fire.
HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania carbon monoxide emissions increased in 2012, possibly because of increased natural gas production, according to a state report.
Affected property owners and environmentalists were set to spar Wednesday against Laurel Mountain Midstream LLC over issues arising from natural gas compressor station, but that battle will be fought another day.
Laurel Mountain requested a continuance from the Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board so as to the hearing another day – April 23.
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When Gerald Medved signed a lease to allow seismic testing on his property, he thought the process would be over in a matter of days. He was wrong. He was wrong. “In two days, they would be out here.”
Representatives of the energy industry and preservation community are combining resources to identify and manage historic and cultural sites, including archaeological, that could be impacted by shale gas development.
HARRISBURG — As he has done during each budget address since taking office, Gov. Tom Corbett this year praised the Marcellus Shale gas industry as the linchpin of his economic and jobs policies.
DUNKARD TWP. -- In response to last week’s gas well fire in Greene County that burned for days and left one man injured and another missing, Chevron Appalachia is offering local residents a token of appreciation for their patience -- a coupon for a free pizza and two-liter drink.
The fire at Chevron’s Lanco 7H natural gas well in Dunkard Township, Greene County, appears to have stabilized, but it could still be several days before it can be extinguished, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.
DUNKARD TWP. -- The Greene County well site that exploded Tuesday morning, leaving one man injured and another missing, was cited in December by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for laying a production pipeline without modified permits approval, according to DEP data.
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A pipeline installed for fracking operations that runs through the middle of a farm on North Fork Ten Mile Creek in Washington County is threatening the land where a local archaeologist used to hunt and find artifacts
STATE COLLEGE -- Gov. Tom Corbett on Monday awarded a $750,000 Discovered in Pa.-Developed in Pa. grant to help launch the Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization project, an initiative founded by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of central and northern Pennsylvania.
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In October, Garry Miller tried to refinance his home. The only problem? There was a $500 million lien, or line of credit, showing up on his property deed. “I went to remortgage my house to get a lower rate and I wanted to buy a truck,” Miller said. “And when they did the title search, the lady from the credit union called me up and said, ‘You need to come in and look at this.'"
Work has begun on some of the Marcellus shale natural gas wells being drilled in Greene County in a joint venture between Energy Corporation of America (ECA) and a Chinese coal company.
The state Supreme Court in late December overturned portions of Act 13, the state law governing gas well drilling and establishing impact fees paid to the state and local governments.
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Staying warm indoors this winter will cost people who heat their homes with natural gas half as much as it did five years ago due to the influx of Marcellus shale gas and conservation.
WASHINGTON — There could be hidden environmental impacts of replacing coal with natural gas, a new report says.
HARRISBURG -- How many jobs the shale drilling boom has actually created is up for debate, according to a new report issued this week. The report, released Thursday by the Keystone Research Center and Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, claims the previous estimates regarding the number of jobs created by the shale boom are far too generous.
Below are the ratios of shale jobs to all jobs, according to the report.
BOSTON — A recent scorecard report gives the oil and gas industry an ‘F’ when it comes to disclosing risks related to hydraulic fracturing to investors.
Residents in southwestern Pennsylvania have mixed emotions when it comes to Marcellus shale drilling, a new study shows.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must now set a deadline for finalizing federal coal ash regulations, a federal court said Tuesday.
PHILADELPHIA — Two environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit this week against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to respond to petitions regarding air pollution from seven coal-burning power plants in Pennsylvania — including FirstEnergy’s Bruce Mansfield plant in Shippingport.
PITTSBURGH — The Marcellus Shale Coalition has a new president — former vice president of Chesapeake Energy’s Appalachia division David Spigelmyer, MSC officials announced Tuesday.
POINT MARION -- Tempers flared during a town hall meeting organized by council to address concerns over pending seismic testing.
PITTSBURGH — State Sen. Jim Ferlo is the latest in a string of elected officials to introduce a bill that would limit hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.”
I am very much concerned about the Marcellus shale drilling and fracking process. I am truly concerned about the impact it has had and is even now having on the lives and health of so many countless individuals in Pennsylvania, as well as many other states and countries. I hope everyone has seen the movie, "Erin Brockovich.'' I would encourage everyone to watch it.
HARRISBURG -- The state Department of Environmental Protection has confirmed that the state Environmental Quality Board approved a proposed regulation that will strengthen environmental protection standards for the oil and gas industry.
The state Department of Environmental Protection says proposed regulation has four main proposed revisions.
More than half of the people hired to work in the Marcellus and Utica shale gas extraction industry last year originated from Pennsylvania and 70 percent of the 4,000 people expected to be hired this year would be southwestern Pennsylvania residents.
