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PA Fish and Boat Commission: We’re Shorthanded for Marcellus Enforcement

The head of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) said the agency needs $1 million to hire seven additional conservation officers in order to patrol waterways in the Marcellus Shale to look for oil and gas polluters.

July 18, 2014

Proposed Pennsylvania Endangered Species Bills Threaten Fed Funding

Proposed Pennsylvania legislation would make it more difficult to list and protect endangered species in the state, while making it potentially easier to site wells in the Marcellus Shale, but it also could force the “taking” of more than $27 million a year in federal funding for state fish and game commissions, according to officials.

September 11, 2013