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November 23, 2011

Impact on Housing in Appalachian Pennsylvania as a Result of Marcellus Shale

The Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development A project funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission Executive Summary The research project was to evaluate the impact […]
November 18, 2011

NYTimes: The Fracturing of Pennsylvania and other investigations

New York Times Magazine article about Amwell Township in Washington County, PA: Fracking Amwell Township By ELIZA GRISWOLD Amwell Township is a 44-square-mile plot of steep ravines and […]
November 15, 2011

Gas Migration into the Susquehanna River and Surrounding Area . . .

Started in September, 2010 and has not stopped. This is only one of quite a few “incidents,” but is what is the focus here — more […]
November 10, 2011

EPA Finds Compound Used in Fracking in Wyoming Aquifer

Abrahm Lustgarten, Propublica As the country awaits results from a nationwide safety study on the natural gas drilling process of fracking, a separate government investigation into […]
November 10, 2011

Home Mortgages, Homeowner Liability Affected by Gas Drilling

New York State Bar Association Journal November/December 2011, Vol. 83, No. 9, lead article “. . . issues not often discussed, such as the owner’s potential […]
November 7, 2011

ATSDR Leroy Township report finds elevated well water chemicals – Exact cause of elevated levels unclear

Bradford County, Leroy Township, Pennsylvania Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) investigated the water quality of […]
October 19, 2011

Rush to Drill for Natural Gas Creates Conflicts With Mortgages

By Ian Urbina, New York Times As natural gas drilling has spread across the country, energy industry representatives have sat down at kitchen tables in states […]
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