Issue

Over the last year or so hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has become a headline issue, and how one feels about it depends to a good degree on who one is. Generally though, as fracking garners more scrutiny the belief that it is worth doing hasn’t wavered much, a recent poll found.

In light of the natural gas supply revolution in the United States, four energy experts told a Senate energy panel Tuesday that they support the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Thursday voted unanimously to issue for comment a tentative order to implement the Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipelines Act (Act 127), which was signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett late last year.

The impact of Marcellus Shale drilling on air quality is shaping up to be a major issue this year.

The impact of Marcellus Shale drilling on air quality is shaping up to be a major issue this year.

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Friday reiterated the importance of natural gas to the Obama administration’s energy and job-creation programs. Salazar said his department is very active in efforts to boost gas development both on and offshore in the United States.

The debate in New Brunswick over shale gas development in the emerging Frederick Brook Shale continued to escalate Thursday, with politicians on opposing sides of the issue trading barbs and setting the stage for a showdown this week in the Legislative Assembly.

A coalition of environmental groups has called on the Obama administration to issue an executive order directing the government to adopt as soon as possible the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) subcommittee on shale gas production’s recommendations that apply to federal agencies.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) Wednesday called on New York regulators to remove all prohibitions against drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation in the southern part of the state.