Science requires replication, and lots of it. So it's been difficult to gauge the health impacts of shale development from a few scattered studies, says Bernard Goldstein, a public health expert who once led the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health and remains an active voice in the fracking health debate.
The U.S. nitrogen fertilizer market will soon reach a point of saturation, following the sharp increase in capacity in recent years as the cost of natural gas - used in fertilizer production - fell with the fracking boom.
Pittsburgh-based EQT Corp. has decided to try its luck with tapping its natural gas reserves locked up in Pennsylvania's Utica shale.
The state Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday announced it is extending its alternative fuel vehicle rebate program.
Thousands of dollars paid in "impact fees" by companies drilling for shale gas are coming to two Potter County townships for bridge repairs.
A state audit of the Department of Environmental Protection's regulation of the oil and gas industry revealed inconsistent enforcement, disorganization and poor record management.
This special sand is one of the keys to producing oil and natural gas from tight shale formations.
Ten years ago, developers were building terminals to import liquefied natural gas, experts predicted production increases of less than 1 percent annually, and insufficient pipelines into New England during the cold winter sent prices soaring.
Lebanon County will have nearly $1.5 million to preserve prime farmland this year, if anticipated federal matching funds come through.
An oil company with Pennsylvania roots plans to have a liquefied natural gas facility up and running in Susquehanna County by the end of 2015.
