Are leaking wells letting methane get into Dimock’s water? – Gas Drilling – The Times-Tribune

Are leaking wells letting methane get into Dimock’s water? – Gas Drilling – The Times-Tribune.

Cabot beats EPA to punch on well’s water – Gas Drilling – The Times-Tribune

Cabot beats EPA to punch on well’s water – Gas Drilling – The Times-Tribune.

Study Examines Ownership, Control of Land with Marcellus Shale Gas – damascus citizens for sustainability

Study Examines Ownership, Control of Land with Marcellus Shale Gas – damascus citizens for sustainability.

Analysis of leased land in Damascus Township, Wayne County, PA – damascus citizens for sustainability

Analysis of leased land in Damascus Township, Wayne County, PA – damascus citizens for sustainability.

Range Resources –

Range Resources – Investor Relations – Press Release.

Range Anchors Mariner East Project and Announces New Ethane Sales Contract

FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 26, 2012– RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) today announced that one of its subsidiaries has signed a 15-year agreement with Sunoco Logistics Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SXL) to become the anchor shipper on the Mariner East Project subject to final approval by FERC. The Mariner East Project is a pipeline, processing and export project that will interconnect the natural gas liquids resources in southwest Pennsylvania to Sunoco’s existing infrastructure and international port at its Marcus Hook facility near Philadelphia.

Fracking on a slope: Deep shale drilling and its surface effects | Soil Science Society of America

Fracking on a slope: Deep shale drilling and its surface effects | Soil Science Society of America.

Breaking all the Rules: Oil & Gas Enforcement

EARTHWORKS | Oil & Gas Enforcement.

 

Oil & Gas Enforcement

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States are failing to enforce oil & gas rules

Thanks to federal loopholes unique to the oil and gas industry, state government is the primary regulator of oil and gas development.

So the public is entitled to know, are states doing a good job overseeing the oil & gas development industry?

Breaking All the Rules: The Crisis in Oil & Gas Regulatory Enforcement, demonstrates that states across the country are failing to enforce their own oil and gas development regulations.

The one-year, in-depth research project examined enforcement data and practices in Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, New York, New Mexico and Colorado and includes interviews with ex-industry and state agency employees.

The research produced the national reports, and six state reports focusing on the pertinent state agencies:

In addition to these publications, supporting data from the research can be found in the For More Information links below.

The Costs of Fracking: PennEnvironment Documents the Dollars Drained by Dirty Drilling | PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center

The Costs of Fracking: PennEnvironment Documents the Dollars Drained by Dirty Drilling | PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center.

Link to full pdf report: http://pennenvironmentcenter.org/sites/environment/files/reports/The%20Costs%20of%20Fracking%20vPA_0.pdf

Groups File Amicus Briefs in Support of PA Communities’ Rights to Make Zoning Decisions on Fracking « EcoWatch: Uniting the Voice of the Grassroots Environmental Movement

Groups File Amicus Briefs in Support of PA Communities’ Rights to Make Zoning Decisions on Fracking « EcoWatch: Uniting the Voice of the Grassroots Environmental Movement.

Shale Gas Review: Federal health officials to assess Dimock pollution risk Probe follows positive tests by EPA for hazards in aquifer

Shale Gas Review: Federal health officials to assess Dimock pollution risk Probe follows positive tests by EPA for hazards in aquifer.