Will the gas companies have a free ride?
If your question is about taxes, it’s important to note that natural gas production from the Marcellus Shale continues to [...]
How much TOXIC chemicals did you pump in to the ground today?
Many people are surprised to find out that the additives used in the hydraulic fracturing process make up less than [...]
What parts of PA? Is it in rural areas?
Marcellus Shale natural gas production takes place in many communities across the commonwealth. But to answer your question directly, [...]
How will my drinking water be affected?
As an industry we get this question a lot. The short answer is, if companies properly construct wells in accordance [...]
What will industry do to educate the next Mayor of Philadelphia?
At the Marcellus Shale Coalition, we work closely with all levels of government and a variety of community stakeholders. When [...]
Is it Safe?
The tightly-regulated development of natural gas is without question an industrial process. And like all industrial activities, there is some [...]
Why isn’t it being taxed?
Natural gas production in Pennsylvania is taxed. In fact, the natural gas industry pays every single tax that any other [...]
What is the Marcellus Shale?
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Conversation and Natural Resources (DCNR), “The Marcellus shale is an organic-rich black shale that [...]
What happens if they drill on your property and you don’t want them to?
This is a good question, we are glad you asked it. There are two answers to this question. The first [...]
What is fracking?
Great question. Here’s how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines the well completion technology called hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”: [...]
