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Pennslyvania has a total of 4.5 million acres of public lands. Estimates show that as few as 500,000 of these are permanently protected from gas drilling
Editor's Note: Some laud natural gas as cleaner burning, home-grown energy — a "bridge" fuel to a...
Apr 26, 2011
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Residents fear that fracking for gas will cause permanant harm to their forests, state parks and agricultural fields — in addition to their water and air
Editor's Note: Some laud natural gas as cleaner burning, home-grown energy — a "bridge" fuel to a...
Apr 25, 2011
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Gas developers would pay the land trust at least $15 million to drill on its acres. The group's divided board is taking a wait-and-see aproach for now
Editor's Note: Some laud natural gas as cleaner burning, home-grown energy — a "bridge" fuel to a...
Apr 18, 2011
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Michigan, one of the last states to join the gas drilling boom, is enacting strict rules against the industry to protect its water before it's too late
As one of the last states to join the natural gas hydraulic fracturing fray, Michigan might be one...
Feb 22, 2011
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In one of the first studies to observe the full course of drilling, scientists found that a well and a pipeline killed trees but did not affect groundwater
A new report by the U.S. Forest Service offers one of the most detailed accounts yet of how...
Feb 6, 2011
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Industry says "yes," but environmental groups say voluntary disclosure is insufficient, as national web tool takes shape
A coalition of state water regulators is introducing a first-ever national Web tool to post...
Oct 19, 2010
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EPA requests information on composition and potential hazards, ready to flex muscle if rebuffed
The Obama administration urged gas companies to voluntarily disclose the toxic chemicals they...
Sep 13, 2010
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Residents told not to drink from contaminated wells
Government scientists have found that private water walls in Pavillion, Wyo. are polluted with...
Sep 2, 2010
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A new survey of Wyoming residents living near natural gas wells has found that more than nine out...
Aug 23, 2010
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Fracking debate and apparent new caution in the U.S., but the rest of the world is racing toward natural gas
Energy industry analysts are predicting a global shale gas boom that could turn the cleaner-burning...
Aug 9, 2010
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