Pennsylvania lies over the heart of the Marcellus Shale formation, a rock unit underlying approximately 65-million acres of land from West Virginia to New York. Pennsylvania lies over the heart of the ...

Natural gas exploration across the Marcellus Shale geologic formation in the Northeast has triggered an economic boom in some rust-belt regions that had been mired in recessionary times for decades.

While those of us in Lancaster County do not have to deal with direct effects of gas-drilling operations, we are not safe from the effects of the Marcellus shale drilling. Our water, namely the ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories reflecting on 20 years of gas drilling in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Mount Pleasant Township is among the most appropriately named ...

US player Petroleum Development Corporation (PDC) said PDC Mountaineer, its joint venture in the Marcellus shale, will temporarily suspend drilling there due to low gas prices. "The sale of our ...

They are a big help with our police and fire departments.” She said the township, where the successful drilling of Renz Well in 2004 precipitated the Marcellus Shale gas boom, is “in the process of ...

Alpha Natural Resources is poised to resume drilling for natural gas in Pennsylvania after a long hiatus, marking the US coal producer's second attempt to diversify its production base in Appalachia.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lawrence County government will receive $198,000 in Marcellus Shale impact fee revenues this year, from revenues generated in 2024 ...