ANNAPOLIS — Legislation to create a temporary moratorium on natural gas drilling in Western Maryland’s Marcellus Shale deposits appears poised for passage in the House of Delegates. The full House gave the bill, HB 852, preliminary approval Tuesday after the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates is set to vote this week on an effort to restrict drilling for natural gas in western Maryland. Democratic Delegate Heather Mizeur of Montgomery County is pushing a bill to severely limit when ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The natural gas industry is urging Gov. Martin O’Malley to allow drilling in western Maryland’s section of the Marcellus Shale. The Maryland Petroleum Council said in a statement Sunday that the geological formation underlying parts of the state’s ...

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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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