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Pennsylvania Lawmaker Calls for ‘Open-Ended’ Frack Ban

In what’s being viewed as a symbolic move with little traction, a Democratic lawmaker in Pennsylvania has introduced a bill calling for an “open-ended” ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state until it can be fully studied.

September 20, 2013

Pennsylvania DEP Handling All Marcellus Actions at the Top

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is requiring its inspectors to get all actions related to Marcellus Shale activities pre-approved by DEP Secretary Mike Krancer.

April 1, 2011