ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate is considering allowing natural gas companies to ask state regulators to impose a $2 surcharge on monthly bills to help recover costs for replacing aging infrastructure. The Senate is scheduled to take up the bill ...

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PITTSBURGH — The oil and gas industry is trying to ease environmental concerns by developing nontoxic fluids for the drilling process known as fracking, but it’s not clear whether the new product will be widely embraced by drilling companies. Houston-based ...

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Myersville, Md., has a post office, a population of about 1,600 and no desire to amend its growth plans to accommodate those of a natural gas company.

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There may not be enough money in the governor’s budget to answer all of the questions regulators and lawmakers have about the safety of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

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The land men came one evening in 2006, offering property owners modest riches for a simple act: leasing their land rights to the natural gas industry’s middlemen.

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HAGERSTOWN — A state panel is taking extra time to draft a report on the best practices for hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The Maryland Department of the Environment said Monday that the Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission expects to put ...

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Exporting natural gas would benefit the U.S. economy even if it led to higher domestic prices for the fuel, according to a study commissioned by the Energy Department. The study was commissioned to help guide officials as they decide whether ...

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With energy policy appearing increasingly destined for debate in Annapolis during next year’s General Assembly session, a national group that advocates for natural gas production has joined the fray.

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Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. is forecasting customers’ heating costs will be more this winter than last, due to an colder weather. Customers will likely use more natural gas this winter than they did last year, as the coming winter ...

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PITTSBURGH — A top official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is optimistic that a nationwide project examining natural gas hydraulic fracturing and potential drinking water impacts will provide comprehensive guidelines to help scientists and the public identify the key ...

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