MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK — The western Maryland town of Mountain Lake Park is telling natural gas drilling companies to stay away. The Town Council unanimously approved an ordinance Thursday that bans the creation of new gas wells within the town ...

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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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CUMBERLAND — A study of natural reserves in western Maryland puts the prospective lifetime value at $5.9 billion to $49.1 billion. University of Maryland Extension workers who crunched the numbers said Friday that Garrett County has about twice the production ...

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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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BALTIMORE — Boston Generating says Constellation Energy was the winning bidder to buy five New England power plants for about $1.1 billion. Boston Generating, which is undergoing bankruptcy reorganization after taking on debt before the economic downturn, said the deal ...

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Baltimore Gas and Electric said Wednesday that natural gas prices would be down about 5 percent this winter. BGE said the cost for natural gas, a traded commodity, would be 61 cents per therm, a unit of measurement for heat ...

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NEW YORK — Natural gas prices on Thursday slumped to a record low for the year after the government reported a rise in U.S. supplies. The contract for September delivery gave up 5.4 cents to settle at $3.817 per 1,000 ...

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