ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s environmental secretary says state officials need up to two years to decide whether to approve natural gas drilling in western Maryland’s Marcellus shale deposits. Robert Summers, the state’s acting secretary of the environment, testified Wednesday in Annapolis ...

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MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK — The western Maryland town of Mountain Lake Park is considering a ban on drilling for natural gas within its boundaries. The town of 2,100 sits atop part of the Marcellus Shale, a geological structure that is ...

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The agency that oversees water quality and quantity in the four-state Delaware River basin issued proposed regulations Thursday for the natural gas drilling industry, launching what is certain to be a heated debate pitting energy companies and ...

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