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Study: Jobs from Md. gas drilling would boom, bust
Hydraulic fracturing for natural gas could create as many as 3,600 jobs in far western Maryland in the next decade if state officials allow energy companies to use the extraction technique, according to a Towson University study commissioned by the state.
Natural gas pipeline would cross western Md.
A U.S. senator from West Virginia says the natural gas industry plans a pipeline to bring gas from south central Pennsylvania to North Carolina.
EPA may ask drillers for info on chemicals in fracking
The Obama administration began a process that may result in the first federal regulation of chemicals used in fracking, a drilling technique that has transformed energy production while eluding oversight sought by environmentalists.
Family of 8-year-old killed in house explosion sues BGE
The parents of an 8-year-old boy who was killed following a “natural gas explosion” inside an East Baltimore rowhouse have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
Energy Dept. welcomes fracking chemical disclosure
The U.S. Department of Energy said Friday that it welcomes the decision by oil and gas industry supplier Baker Hughes to disclose all chemicals in hydraulic fracturing fluid. But Halliburton, a major competitor in the field, isn't committing to such disclosure.
Jeremiah Goulka: Cove Point proposal a bad deal for Maryland
Did your bill for heating, cooking or electricity just double or even triple? This winter was brutal on utility rates, driving "spot" natural gas prices up from under $5 per million British thermal units to over a whopping $120 on some days in December and January.
Delay urged on fracking panel’s report
A looming deadline for a state report on Marcellus Shale drilling should be pushed back, according to environmental activists and members of a state commission tasked with studying the issue.
Natural gas facility in Cecil gets final approval
A natural gas generation facility in Conowingo got the final go-ahead from state officials Tuesday. The $675 million project would create 600 construction jobs and 30 permanent jobs once it begins operating, which is planned for 2017.
Fracking commission unsure it will meet August deadline
The commission examining hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in Maryland has about five months left in its study to determine if — and how — the natural gas extraction practice can be done safely in the state.
Fracking ban DOA in Senate
A key Baltimore County senator and a powerful committee chairwoman appear to agree on one thing when it comes to fracking: A bill banning the controversial process will not get a vote in the Senate this year.
Energy firm eyes shale bed under Southern Md.
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 […]
Opponents up the ante on fracking
Opponents of fracking will march on Annapolis on the opening day of the General Assembly session to urge legislators to put a stop to the gas extraction process in Maryland.
