OAKLAND — An advisory panel in far western Maryland is reviewing proposed state regulations for hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The Garrett County Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Advisory Group meets Tuesday evening in Oakland. The agenda includes a review of ...

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Del. Rick Impallaria wants to see the state move forward with fracking in western Maryland and said Monday night that the controversial natural gas extraction process should be used to help children.

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Another environmental group has distanced itself from the Pittsburgh-based Center for Sustainable Shale Development, a hotly-debated partnership of major energy companies, green groups and foundations.

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Natural gas production from Pennsylvania and West Virginia in July was more seven times the 2010 production.

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(AP) PPL Corp. said Thursday it wants to spend billions of dollars to build a 725-mile system of electric transmission lines that will bring energy from the booming Marcellus Shale natural gas fields to customers on the heavily populated Eastern ...

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An effort to draft best practices for drilling of Marcellus Shale deposits in Western Maryland could result in some of the strictest fracking regulations in the country.

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Proposed regulations for how close natural gas wells can be located to wells and streams has some environmentalists claiming a state commission reviewing Marcellus shale drilling isn’t doing enough to protect residents of Western Maryland.

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ANNAPOLIS — While most eyes in the debate on fracking are on the Marcellus Shale region in Western Maryland, a smaller gas basin underneath Southern Maryland is drawing a Texas-based energy company’s attention. Shore Exploration and Production Corp. has leased ...

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WASHINGTON— Drilling and fracking for natural gas don’t seem to spew immense amounts of the greenhouse gas methane into the air, as has been feared, a new study says. The findings bolster a big selling point for natural gas, that ...

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PITTSBURGH — Marcellus Shale natural gas production is rising even faster this year than energy experts had predicted, and that’s having a national impact on energy. Bentek, a Colorado company that analyzes energy trends, said 2013 production in Pennsylvania and ...

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