Why is there a plan to do it near schools?
Domestically produced natural gas is a clean-burning energy resource that must be developed in an environmentally responsible manner, as the [...]
What is the total tax burden that companies are paying? All of the attention has been to the severance tax, but we should do a better job describing what taxes are being paid.
Natural gas development is responsible for more than $1.8 billion in state tax revenue since 2006. These companies paid $420 [...]
I would like the question if the water contamination is govt acceptable or if one of the executives of the company would indulge with no reservations?
To be sure, hydraulic fracturing – a proven and tightly-regulated well completion technology – has never resulted in groundwater contamination. [...]
How do the drilling companies ‘swap land’?
In some cases, companies who secure leases may exchange or “swap” the land they own to maximize efficiencies with production [...]
If a patient develops a medical condition due to fracking contamination, is a doctor in Pa. not allowed to discuss the situation with other doctors and patients to minimize health hazards?
Despite claims, Act 13 of 2012 actually bolstered industry transparency regarding treatment of patients, the opposite of what some have [...]
Does it impact my career?
There’s good chance that it does, or could in the future. With more than 239,000 Pennsylvanians working directly or indirectly [...]
What are they doing for the environment and do communities have a voice in the process?
Strong state regulations hold operators to high standards with regulations that protect the environment. The natural gas industry is governed [...]
What is the short term adverse impact on air quality during construction (site preparation, drilling, ROW clearing, pipeline installation, etc.)?
Like most any industrial process, nominal amounts of emissions – albeit short-term – are emitted during the natural gas development [...]
What are the long term effects to the environment? Pollution of the ground/soil, water?
Natural gas has a number of positive both short- and long-term effects for our environment. In the short-term, natural gas [...]
What’s being done so the gas doesn’t pollute the water wildlife and the environment?
As noted in other questions and as outlined in the Marcellus Shale Coalition’s Guiding Principles, there is no higher priority [...]
