News tagged with natural gas drilling

UB examines violations in developing natural gas in Pennsylvania's marcellus shale

The University at Buffalo's Shale Resources and Society Institute today issued a report, "Environmental Impacts During Shale Gas Drilling: Causes, Impacts and Remedies," which offers the first quantitative data review of ...

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created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study shows air emissions near fracking sites may impact health

In a new study, researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health have shown that air pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing or fracking may contribute to acute and chronic health problems for those living near natural ...

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created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

New study shows no evidence of groundwater contamination from hydraulic fracturing

Hydraulic fracturing of shale formations to extract natural gas has no direct connection to reports of groundwater contamination, based on evidence reviewed in a study released Thursday by the Energy Institute at The University ...

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created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 14

After years of 'fracking,' Pennsylvanians remain mixed about gas drilling

(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite having an eight-year head start on Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction, Pennsylvania residents are just as uncertain about the effects of horizontal hydraulic drilling as New Yorkers, researchers ...

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created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

EPA report on WY water doesn't end fracking debate

(AP) -- A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft finding that it may have detected groundwater pollution resulting from a controversial technique that plays a huge role in modern oil and gas developmen ...

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created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

EPA targets air pollution from gas drilling boom

(AP) -- Faced with a natural gas drilling boom that has sullied the air in some parts of the country, the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed for the first time to control air pollution at oil and gas wells, ...

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created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Wyoming is beset by a big-city problem: smog

(AP) -- Wyoming, famous for its crisp mountain air and breathtaking, far-as-the-eye-can-see vistas, is looking a lot like smoggy Los Angeles these days because of a boom in natural gas drilling.

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created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Animations show extent of Marcellus Shale development

(PhysOrg.com) -- The pace and extent of Marcellus Shale development across Pennsylvania can be "seen" in animated maps produced by the Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research.

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created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

EPA holding upstate NY hearings on gas drilling

(AP) -- Hundreds of people are gathering outside a theater in Binghamton, N.Y., ahead of what is expected to be a pair of contentious public hearings on a federal study of a natural gas-drilling technique.

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created Sep 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Colorado county copes with methane mystery

(AP) -- Bernice and Jerry Angely like to show visitors the singed T-shirt a friend was wearing when their water well exploded and shot flames 30 feet high.

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 7