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The estimates of the amount of natural gas yet to be unearthed through hydraulic fracturing or “fracgas” vary widely, but there is a “determined limit” on coal-to-gas substitution that is “far short of driving coal out of the power market,” according to a new study by members of the Yale Graduates Energy Study Group.

The estimates of the amount of natural gas yet to be unearthed through hydraulic fracturing or “fracgas” vary widely, but there is a “determined limit” on coal-to-gas substitution that is “far short of driving coal out of the power market,” according to a new study by members of the Yale Graduates Energy Study Group.

A large coalition of public health and environmental groups has launched a campaign to regulate chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and other exploration and production (E&P) processes at the source, petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require disclosure from chemical manufacturers and processors.

Range Resources Corp. has gone on the offensive in its battle with a North Texas landowner and a controversial environmental consultant widely believed to have an anti-gas industry agenda. In its response to a lawsuit over alleged water well contamination, the company said it wants to be compensated for millions of dollars in damages caused by false allegations.

Range Resources Corp. has gone on the offensive in its battle with a North Texas landowner and a controversial environmental consultant widely believed to have an anti-gas industry agenda. In its response to a lawsuit over alleged water well contamination, the company said it wants to be compensated for millions of dollars in damages caused by false allegations.

Widely expected, potentially drastic shrinkage of Canadian supplies as a factor in the international natural gas market is still only a forecast on paper instead of the reality in the pipelines, according to records of Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB).

Widely expected, potentially drastic shrinkage of Canadian supplies as a factor in the international natural gas market is still only a forecast on paper instead of the reality in the pipelines, according to records of Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB).

The most widely used chemical in hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) between 2005 and 2009 was methanol, “a hazardous air pollutant…on the candidate list for potential regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act [SDWA],” and dozens of other hydrofracking chemicals are known or possible human carcinogens, according to a report issued April 16 by Democrats on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

The most widely used chemical in hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) between 2005 and 2009 was methanol, “a hazardous air pollutant…on the candidate list for potential regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act [SDWA],” and dozens of other hydrofracking chemicals are known or possible human carcinogens, according to a report issued Saturday by Democrats on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.