The Shale Revolution improved upon technologies the oil and natural gas industry had been using for decades and enabled a transition from energy scarcity to energy security, reduced emissions, lowered prices and helped entice manufacturing and other investments across the country. Despite this and more than a decade of evidence demonstrating the safety of fracking,
Read More...There has been much discussion over the last decade about the additives used in hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) fluid and even greater dialogue around the disclosure of them. On both fronts, the industry has delivered in the name of transparency and accountability. The oil and gas industry has worked alongside the Ground Water Protection Council
Read More...After two years of investigating, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has reported the findings of a grand jury looking into whether shale gas producers had violated environmental protection laws. Gov. Tom Wolf’s Department of Environmental Protection, which oversees regulation of the industry, isn’t mincing words: “The report is legally erroneous, which compromises its conclusions.”* DEP
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