May 2008 Gas companies show interest in region\’s gas deposits. Experts believe billions of dollars in gas is trapped in the Marcellus Shale. August 2008 The rush is on in western Wyoming County, with the Wyoming County Landowners\’ Group and its more than 45,000 acres in the gas-filled Marcellus Shale region accepting a lease agreement with… Read more »
Posted: March 13, 2011 Development of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale presents new challenges for emergency responders. A webinar to be offered on March 17 will discuss training, safety and response management options for natural gas development in the state. (From Penn State Ag Science News) The boom in natural-gas drilling into the Marcellus… Read more »
MATT HUGHES [email protected] HANOVER TWP. – Audience members asked a lot of questions at Tuesday\’s meeting of the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Board meeting, but few walked away with the answers they sought. The board has for the past 18 months been studying the feasibility of opening an additional facility to treat flow-back water produced… Read more »
Federal judge rules in favor of Lenox Twp. families whose well pad was contaminated. MATT HUGHES [email protected] SCRANTON – For the time being, at least, a natural gas drilling company may be held strictly liable for drinking water contamination near one of its well sites, a federal district judge ruled Wednesday. Lawyers for Southwestern Energy… Read more »
Former Pa. governor is an adviser for the pro-gas Marcellus Shale Coalition. The Associated Press WATERVILLE — Former Gov. Tom Ridge is helping a natural gas industry group unveil what it calls a set of guiding principles representing a commitment to Pennsylvania communities. Ridge is an adviser for the Marcellus Shale Coalition, which advocates for… Read more »
Workers are starting at salaries higher than wages of most Pennsylvanians. ED MAHON Centre Daily Times PLEASANT GAP, Pa. — This time last year, Eric Klinger, 19, made his living delivering pizzas. His friend, Matt Bartholomew, 20, worked in a factory that manufactured pharmaceutical products. Now, after a six-month course, they work for Halliburton, driving… Read more »
Bands play at Brews Brothers West at a fundraiser for Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition. By Jerry Lynott [email protected] Business Writer LUZERNE – Half came for the music, half came in support of efforts to protect the region\’s water and land against potential harm from the natural gas drilling industry, and the Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition thanked… Read more »
MARY ESCH Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — Environmental groups and energy companies both claimed victory after Gov. David Paterson ordered a seven-month moratorium on some natural gas drilling in the state, although environmentalists would have preferred the broader ban that the Legislature had approved. The outgoing Democratic governor vetoed a bill on Saturday that would… Read more »
Encana’s decision to cease operations in the county and state may signal the end. MATT HUGHES [email protected] Luzerne County has seen one natural resource boom come and go. It may not see another. Encana Natural Gas, the only company to drill a Marcellus Shale gas well in Luzerne County, announced Thursday that it is… Read more »
Encana\’s decision to stop drilling in Luzerne County means major development won\’t happen here. By Jennifer Learn-Andes [email protected] Luzerne County Reporter The environmental impact of natural gas drilling is subject to debate, but nobody disputed that driller Encana Oil & Gas USA Inc.\’s continued presence in Luzerne County would have created jobs and work opportunities. Rosenn Jenkins… Read more »
