A noted geologist will explain the origin of the Marcellus Shale, a rock formation in the region that has made headlines lately, on Tuesday, March 27, at SUNY Cortland. Charles Ver Straeten, a leading ...

About seven years ago, Justin Mackey was working as a consultant for the gas industry in Pennsylvania, sampling the salty water that flows up from the Marcellus Shale formation while drilling and ...

As a natural gas “gold rush” unfolds in Pennsylvania, producers and operators continue to sit on the sidelines just over the border, waiting for New York State to update and streamline its regulations ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11-- Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell said his state will strengthen its enforcement capabilities to protect residents and environment from the impact of increased exploration for ...

About 40 realtors attended a recent seminar on Marcellus shale that was sponsored by Penn State Wilkes-Barre and Penn State Cooperative Extension. Marcellus shale geology, environmental concerns, and ...

The start-up investigative news Web site ProPublica has run two articles recently highlighting what it portrays as the environmental risks of obtaining natural gas from the Marcellus Shale, a vast ...

Newfield Exploration Co., the Houston oil and natural-gas producer, and Hess Corp., a producer and refiner in New York, have agreed to jointly explore the Marcellus Shale, the largest known such ...

NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy's well blowout in the Marcellus Shale formation in Bradford County, Pennsylvania on Wednesday will heighten the controversy over the use of hydraulic ...

EQT Corporation EQT is considering the divestment of a portfolio of minority interests in wells located in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale formation, per a Reuters report. The value of this portfolio ...

File - Work continues at a shale gas well drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa., March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and ...