June 19, 2012

Gov. Corbett Turns Up Pressure on Neighbors

Lobbies states to open up Delaware River basin for gas drilling
By Tim Darragh, The Morning Call, June 18, 2012

Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration has been lobbying neighboring states to approve regulations to open the Delaware River basin to natural …

June 15, 2012

Inventory of Oil and Gas Well Stray Gas Cases

Department of Environmental Protection

Bureau of Oil and Gas Management

Stray Natural Gas Migration Associated with Oil and Gas Wells

Click here to download the PA DEP document

Commercial oil production started in Pennsylvania in 1859 when Colonel Drake drilled …

June 12, 2012

PASA Asserts its Position in Favor of a Moratorium on Unconventional Gas Extraction

Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture Urges a Moratorium on Unconventional Gas Drilling
June 11, 2012

PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Promoting Profitable Farms that Produce Healthy Food for All
People while Respecting the Natural Environment
Statement on Unconventional Natural Gas

May 23, 2012

Report Reveals Few Penalties for Violating Gas Drilling Rules in PA

9 out of 10 drilling violations in 2011 received no fines from Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
By Clean Water Action

(Harrisburg) – Clean Water Action released a report today examining the enforcement actions taken in 2011 by the Pennsylvania …

May 12, 2012

PA ignoring their residents' health complaints

By KEVIN BEGOS — Associated Press

The Pennsylvania Department of Health says it investigates every claim by residents that gas drilling has caused health problems, but several people say the agency’s actions don’t match its words.

Two western Pennsylvania residents …

May 2, 2012

PA House Democrats Unveil ‘Marcellus Compact’ to Fix Flawed Shale Drilling Law

Six-point plan puts Pennsylvanians first, rather than the multi-billion-dollar oil and gas industry

HARRISBURG, April 30 – House Democrats today launched a renewed effort to fix Gov. Tom Corbett’s industry-friendly Marcellus Shale law (Act 13), offering a six-point plan – …

April 23, 2012

Judge Denies GOP Request to Intervene in Shale Lawsuit

Requests by top Republican legislators and the gas-drilling industry to participate in a lawsuit challenging the state’s Marcellus Shale law are denied.
By Karen Langley, Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau, April 21, 2012

HARRISBURG — A Commonwealth Court judge on Friday denied …

April 16, 2012

PA Court Issues Injunction to Stop Onset of Portions of Act 13

The Court’s order ensures that zoning ordinances dealing with oil and gas operations remain in effect and are not immediately pre-empted by Act 13 on April 14, 2012.
By Delaware Riverkeeper Network, April 11, 2012

Seven municipalities and the Delaware

March 30, 2012

Does a Provision in PA Act 13 Force Doctors to Remain Silent on Potential Public Health Risks Associated with Fracking?

Provision in Marcellus Shale Bill Prompts Controversy
By Deanna Garcia, Essential Public Radio, March 30, 2012

Public health advocates and some environmental groups are crying foul over a provision in Act 13. The groups claim the wording in the law, …

February 29, 2012

Chemicals in my Water in Drilling Area

PA Woman: Chemicals in my Water in Drilling Area
By Kevin Begos, Associated Press, February 24, 2012

EVANS CITY, Pa. (AP) — A woman says state environmental officials refused to do follow-up tests after their lab reported her drinking water …

January 30, 2012

40 Sportsmens's Groups Write to PA Governor

On Thursday, January 26th, more than 40 sportsmen’s groups representing 100,000-plus hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts sent a letter to Corbett asking that he not allow any more state forest land to be leased for oil and gas development.

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