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As natural gas production in the prolific Marcellus Shale continues to ramp up in Pennsylvania, proponents say drilling and well stimulation practices are safe and that steps are being taken to ensure the protection of the Commonwealth’s water resources for all Pennsylvanians.

As natural gas production in the prolific Marcellus Shale continues to ramp up in Pennsylvania, proponents say drilling and well stimulation practices are safe and that steps are being taken to ensure the protection of the Commonwealth’s water resources for all Pennsylvanians.

The prolific U.S. natural gas supplies will help the country reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but only if coupled with an “effective” cap-and-trade system or carbon tax, Resources for the Future (RFF) reported last week.

Spurred on by production from prolific unconventional shale basins and tight sands, as well as anticipated market growth from electric generation and industrial sectors, as much as $210 billion in investment in pipelines, storage and midstream infrastructure will be required over the next two decades to meet long-term supply and demand needs, a new INGAA Foundation report estimates.

Spurred on by production from prolific unconventional shale basins and tight sands, as well as anticipated market growth from electric generation and industrial sectors, as much as $210 billion in investment in pipelines, storage and midstream infrastructure will be required over the next two decades to meet long-term supply and demand needs, a new INGAA Foundation report estimates.

Excessive federal regulation, including restrictions on hydraulic fracturing, could shut down production from the country’s prolific shale plays, according to testimony heard Thursday by the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources in Washington, DC.

Excessive federal regulation, including restrictions on hydraulic fracturing, could shut down production from the country’s prolific shale plays, according to testimony heard Thursday by the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources in Washington, DC.

Republican members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives last Tuesday unveiled a plan to further tap into prolific Marcellus Shale deposits by expanding natural gas drilling to 390,000 acres of state forest land over the next three years — a proposal one conservation group quickly labeled “irresponsible.”

Republican members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled a plan to further tap into prolific Marcellus Shale deposits by expanding natural gas drilling to 390,000 acres of state forest land over the next three years — a proposal one conservation group quickly labeled “irresponsible.”