Two PA landowners are challenging an intermediate appeals court ruling that called for scientific opinion on whether Marcellus Shale gas should be considered a mineral.  John and Mary Butler’s case could be the first in more than 50 years where [...]

An emerging technology developed in Canada does away with the need for the water used in hydraulic fracturing.  It uses liquefied propane gas (LPG), a thick gel made from the same propane used by anyone who has fired up a [...]

The Department of Environmental Protection has received $33,000 from NVI LLC based in Gray, La., as a result of a consent assessment of civil penalty for violations of the Radiation Protection Act in Wyalusing, Bradford County. NVI conducts radiographic testing [...]

CONNECTING MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS TO THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY This workshop will review the responsibilities of municipal officials and what the gas industry expects in the case of an emergency when drilling or a pipeline crosses its boundaries as well as [...]

Homes shook as far as a half-mile away and a hole was blown in the roof of the complex holding the engines when the Lathrop compressor station off Route 29 in Susquehanna County exploded yesterday morning at 11 a.m. Black [...]

Each day brings new developments in shale gas drilling trends. To keep tabs on these changes, the Natural Gas Resource Center is publishing a newsletter. To access any edition of the newsletter, click on the links below. Please feel free to [...]

Help is available for property owners who are concerned about possible contamination of their wells and springs from nearby gas drilling. A $150,000 Colcom Foundation grant is being used to pay for hundreds of private water source tests. Samples will [...]

Natural-gas development appears to be associated with falling dairy production in Pennsylvania. Timothy Kelsey, professor of agricultural economics at Penn State, examined changes in dairy cattle numbers and milk production between 2007 and 2010, in connection to the level of [...]

Jonathan Huff of Roulette Township and Jim Clark, Penn State Extension educator, represented Potter County’s Triple Divide Watershed Association for a tour of a shale gas hydrofracturing waterwater treatment plant in Williamsport. Quay Schappell, chief operating officer for TerrAqua Resource [...]

Coming on the heels of U. S. Environmental Protection Agency recognition earlier this year, Potter County’s Triple Divide Watershed Coalition has been chosen to receive a 2012 Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence. Sharing in the award at the county [...]

A three-year-long stalemate in Harrisburg came to an end with passage of Pa. Act 13. It is far-reaching legislation that includes an “impact fee” on shale gas production and new limitations on municipal zoning and land use regulations. Counties have [...]

Potter, Cameron and McKean County businesses, non-profits and municipal officials have a unique opportunity in the coming weeks. “Natural Gas Connections,” based in Emporium, is replacing the traditional gas expo held in the last two years. Three workshops were planned, [...]

Not everyone is cut out for a job in the gas industry. But opportunity abounds for those who have the skills and flexibility companies are looking for. They’re always looking for truck drivers, roughnecks, derrick hands, soil scientists, equipment operators, [...]

  A call has been put out for more volunteers to monitor creeks, streams and rivers throughout Potter County located in close proximity to gas-drilling activity. Equipment and training are available and a centralized location is being established for data [...]

  Potter County is experiencing a “temporary dip” in shale gas drilling, as are many other counties, but the long-range forecast calls for the industry to remain a major force for decades to come. That was the theme of a [...]