Ongoing News Coverage and Special Reports

• NY TImes: Drilling Down
• National Geographic Special Report: The Great Shale Gas Rush
• Buried Secrets, ProPublica's Ongoing Series on Gas Drilling's Environmental Threat
• Digging Deeper Into the Marcellus Shale, Local news from the Wheeling [WV] Intelligencer
• Oil and Gas coverage at Sustained Outrage, a Charleston Gazette Watchdog Blog
• Pressconnects.com - Marcellus Shale, All About Drilling for Natural Gas in NY and PA
• Balancing Act: A Deeper Look at the Marcellus Shale from the Beckely Register-Herald

• Picking Up Good Vibes (2-1)
• Gas Drilling Boosts Assessed Property Values by 17.5 Percent (2-1)
• Pipeline Firm Takes An Unpopular Route (2-1)
• WV Budget Center: Fund from severance tax could raise more than $5 billion by 2035 (1-31)
• Will W.Va. prepare for a post-coal future? (1-31)
• More ethane cracker incentive requests could be on the way to WV (1-30)
• Tomblin Gives Details On Junket to Houston (1-30)
• Chesapeake Energy Supports the Community – Unless the Community Opposes Fracking (1-28)
• Word play: Gas industry protests use of ‘F word’, but its PR machine takes advantage of focus on ‘fracking’ (1-27)
• ‘Cracker’ plant tax break passes West Virginia Legislature (1-26)
• WV Senate passes cracker tax break; bill now goes to governor (1-25)
• State of the Union: Obama promotes natural gas, but is the shale-gas drilling boom a ‘bridge to nowhere’? (1-25)
• Marcellus May Hold Less Gas Than Thought (1-25)
• Kessler Proposes W.Va. Futures Fund for 2012 (1-24)
• Chesapeake Is Shifting Focus Away From Pa. (1-24)
• Chesapeake Energy cuts dry gas production in favor of wet gas (1-23)
• Fracking ban overturned, Morgantown considers zoning instead (1-23)
• Gov. Tomblin’s natural gas cracker incentive bill on fast track to passage (1-23)
• House advances ethane cracker incentive bill (1-23)
• DOE slashes estimate of Marcellus Shale reserve (1-23)
• Legislature seeks edge to win ‘cracker’ plant (1-23)
• Delegate Seeks Changes To Marcellus Shale Bill (1-23)
• When 'No' is Not an Option: Marcellus Boom Brings Problems to the Surface for Landowners (1-21)
• Lower prices drive gas producers to “wet” gas regions (1-20)
• The Marcellus Boom: How much shale gas is there? (1-20)
• Years After Evidence of Fracking Contamination, EPA to Supply Drinking Water to Homes in Pa. Town (1-21)
• Storch, Klempa Seek Tax Revenue Reallocation (1-20)
• Caiman Energy Expanding Presence in Marshall County (1-20)
• Caiman Fined $224,000 For Discharge Into Fish Creek (1-20)
• MIT paper: Shale gas could crowd out clean energy (1-18)
• Comment sought on DEP settlements (1-17)
• Well Fire Is Investigated (1-16)
• Shale drilling could provide a way to deal with abandoned oil wells (1-15)
• Consol Cashes In; Will Spend $1.7 Billion on Gas, Coal Development (1-15)
• Drilling Company Dealing With Landslides (1-13)
• DEP officials see possible link between fracking disposal, earthquakes (1-12)
• EPA weighs in on fracking in N.Y. (1-12)
• EPA: NY should map gas wells, set radiation limits (1-12)
• How many jobs would a ‘cracker’ plant create? (1-12)
• Tomblin bashes EPA, but praises pollution-control jobs (1-12)
• Tomblin: Slash Taxes To Get ‘Cracker’ Plant (1-12)
• Quakes Cause Stir On Drilling (1-12)
• Small earthquake rattles Braxton near quake cluster recorded in 2010 (1-11)
• Ohio governor considers natural gas impact fee, higher severance tax (1-11)
• Study: Public health left out of drilling decisions (1-11)
• Pipeline Project Causes Slip (1-11)
• Encana to EPA: Suspend comments on fracking, groundwater report (1-10)
• Marcellus revenues would offset tax cuts, GOP lawmakers say (1-10)
• W.Va. Republicans detail energy agenda (1-10)
• Oglebay Drill Site Selected (1-8)
• Judge to Rule on Dispute Between Club, Chesapeake (1-7)
• No likely increase in severance tax, future fund to resurface during WV legislative session (1-6)
• Legislators answer constituents’ questions (1-6)
• Delegate Seeks to Trade Forced Pooling for Taxes (1-6)
• Marcellus not likely a major W.Va. session topic (1-6)
• Lawmakers unlikely to revisit Marcellus shale in 2012 (1-5)
• Governor’s office: State energy focus on gas and coal (1-5)
• Geologist: Site injection wells away from critical infrastructure (1-5)
• CDC expert calls for more drilling studies (1-5)
• Chesapeake Teams With French Oil Giant (1-5)
• Some groups hoping for more regulations on Marcellus shale (1-4)
• Texas firm to build ethane pipeline from Pa. to Gulf (1-4)
• Firm to build gas pipeline in W.Va. (1-4)
• Pipeline to Move Marcellus, Utica Ethane (1-4)
• W.Va. provisionally ready for injection-induced earthquakes (1-4)
• More evidence ties Ohio quakes to well site (1-4)
• Ohio quakes could incite fracking policy shift (1-3)
• Wastewater disposal wells under scrutiny following leak [in PA] (1-3)
• Landowners Angry About Weak Marcellus Rules (1-3)
• France's Total in $2.3 billion U.S. shale gas deal (1-3)
• Gastar Plans 24 Wells For Marshall County (1-2)
• Gas drilling could improve secondary roads (1-2)
• Disposal Halted at Well After New Quake in Ohio (1-1)
• No. 1: Marcellus shale industry booms in W.Va., but some raise concerns (12-31)
• Hunt for Gas Hits Fragile Soil, and South Africans Fear Risks (12-30)
• Oklahoma firm seeks pipeline across southern Pa. (12-30)
• Pipeline safety focus of U.S., Pa. legislation (12-29)
• Company plans major Marcellus Shale gas project (12-29)
• Oil giant's shell game nets elderly farmers (12-28)
• Legislators say new Marcellus law may need to be updated (12-27)
• Gas pipeline will run from Nicholas to Braxton counties (12-25)
• Panel discusses pros, cons of new Marcellus law (12-19)
• More questions about the natural gas drilling boom (12-19)
• Should W.Va. give ‘cracker’ plant a big tax break? (12-19)
• Cracker tax incentive on table (12-19)
• More Drilling, Fewer Leases in 2012 (12-19)
• Delegate amendment calls for study of ‘actual effects’ of drilling activity (12-16)
• Marcellus not over by a longshot (12-16)
• Cracker to face pollution hurdle (12-16)
• Unions Call For Jobs At Plant (12-16)
• Gas well worker injured at Samples Mine Complex in Kanawha County (12-15)
• Employee taken to hospital after gas well blast on Cabin Creek mine property (12-15)
• DEP Orders Shutdown At Marshall Drilling Site (12-15)
• Chesapeake ordered to stop work at Marshall County well site (12-15)
• Illegal flare burning near Richwood (12-15)
• Law firm to host webcast to discuss recently passed W.Va. Marcellus bill (12-15)
• Governor’s Marcellus legislation criticized as ‘industry’s bill,' work remains (12-15)
• Governor: Marcellus bill exciting achievement (12-15)
  
• Marcellus bill passes House, Senate, Tomblin’s desk (12-15)
• Passage of industry-backed Marcellus Shale bill won’t end questions about W.Va.’s drilling boom (12-14)
• Governor applauds Legislature for passing Marcellus bill (12-14)
• Marcellus Shale bill passes West Virginia Legislature (video) (12-14)
• W.Va. Legislature Passes Marcellus Rules (12-14)
• W.Va. lawmakers enact Marcellus regulatory bill (12-14)
• Legislature approves Marcellus shale bill (12-14)
• House passes amended Marcellus shale bill (12-14)
• Senate Marcellus rules passed to state House (12-14)
• New website provides information on W.Va. Marcellus (12-14)
• Marcellus shale bill looks to be headed for vote (12-14)
• House Judiciary Committee Advances Marcellus Bill (12-13)
• House Judiciary Committee passes out West Virginia Marcellus Shale bill (12-13)
• W.Va. Senate passes Marcellus rules bill to House (12-13)
• W.Va. Senate passes Marcellus shale bill (12-13)
• West Virginia Senate passes Marcellus Shale bill (audio) (12-13)
• Group Pleads For Help (12-13)
• Residents Want Brock Ridge Road Wrecks Addressed (12-13)
• Senate readies for vote on Marcellus (12-13)
• Marcellus shale regulation bill close to passing (12-13)
• Citizen group leader says Tomblin ‘hijacked’ bill (12-13)
• House Judiciary hears public comments on Marcellus bill (12-13)
• Homes Evacuated and Road Closed (12-13)
• Two companies dispute EPA draft report linking fracking with groundwater contamination (12-12)
• Citizens push for and against Governor’s Marcellus bill (12-12)
• West Virginia Marcellus Shale bill has busy day at the Legislature (video) (12-12)
• House Judiciary chairman previews Marcellus action (12-12)
• Governor’s Marcellus legislation passes Judiciary with few tweaks (12-12)
• Interests attack Tomblin's 'tweaks' of Marcellus bill (12-12)
• Interest groups react to Governor’s Marcellus shale bill (12-12)
• Views mixed on Tomblin's drilling bill (12-12)
• ‘This bill should die’: Environmentalists, surface owners oppose Gov. Tomblin’s drilling legislation (12-12)
• Governor weakened committee's gas-drilling bill (12-12)
• Lawmakers confident in passage of Governor’s Marcellus package (12-11)
• West Virginia’s Marcellus Shale special session begins (audio) (12-11)
• W.Va. lawmakers begin Marcellus special session (12-11)
• Governor’s Marcellus shale bill unveiled (12-11)
• A big firm moves in; landowners face new types of shale leases (12-11)
• Waterfall Back In Wetzel County (12-10)
• Special legislative session on Marcellus shale in W.Va. will begin Sunday (12-9)
• Gov. Tomblin to call special session on drilling (12-9)
• EPA links fracking, fouled water (12-9)
• EPA: Ground water contamination 'consistent with' fracking (12-8)
• Feds Link Water Contamination to Fracking for the First Time (12-8)
• PSC Puts Gas Pipeline Safety Information Front and Center (12-5)
• Industry, Lawmakers Debate Gas Tax (12-4)
• Slippage Problem At Marshall Drilling Site (12-2)
• Learning Too Late of the Perils in Gas Well Leases (12-1)
• Governor hopes for Marcellus shale special session (11-30)
• Tomblin Legislative Aid Says Marcellus Session in December (11-29)
• Online Petition Asks Governor for Special Marcellus Session (11-29)
• West Virginia Online Pipeline Safety Information Ranks Low (11-29)
• Officials Push for Clarity on Oil and Gas Leases (11-24)
• Lawmakers may see session on Marcellus shale (11-24)
• Abandoned Wells May Complicate New Marcellus Leases (11-22)
• Gas company whistle-blower details spills, errors (11-20)
• S. Thomas Bond: Shale drilling benefits not as great as some think (11-19)
• At ground zero for fracking, residents say water has gone bad (11-18)
• The Fracturing of Pennsylvania (11-17)
• New industry letter details major opposition to key provisions of Marcellus Shale drilling bill (11-17)
• MARCELLUS MEASURE: Panel gives regulatory bill green light (11-17)
• W.Va. gov aide: Draft Marcellus bill needs work (11-17)
• Marcellus Shale Regulation Bill Passes Committee (11-17)
• Panel approves bill, seeks Marcellus special session (11-16)
• Marcellus Bill Passes Committee (VIDEO) (11-16)
• Joint committee passes Marcellus Shale bill, calls for special session (11-16)
• State ignored previous warnings about drilling inspector shortage (11-15)
• Are states properly regulating natural gas drilling? (11-15)
• Marcellus Committee Nearly Done; Concerns Remain (11-15)
• EPA ‘Confident’ of State’s Ability to Regulate Drilling (11-15)
• Delegate: Hire More W.Va. Workers (11-15)
• Marcellus revisions approved; Select committee to vote on measure Wednesday (11-15)
• Marcellus Shale regulations inch closer to completion (11-14)
• Senators on Marcellus Shale committee get thousands from industry (11-14)
• Warning sounded on regulating Marcellus drilling (11-14)
• W.Va. panel adds final Marcellus amendments (11-14)
• Marcellus update: Legislature down to the wire on bill, as U.S. Senate comes to town for hearing (11-14)
• Marcellus consensus still eluding lawmakers (11-14)
• Federal Shale Gas Committee Confident in Gas, Encourages Progress (11-14)
• Feds Concerned About Fracking (11-12)
• WVU Offers 3 Community Forums on Marcellus Shale (11-11)
• Proposed Marcellus Bonds May Not Ensure Plugging (11-11)
• EPA Finds Compound Used in Fracking in Wyoming Aquifer (11-10)
• Living Life Next to A Natural Gas Well Pad (11-10)
• Industry letter outlines opposition to Marcellus bill (11-10)
• Report: Industry spent $747 million on 10-year campaign to protect gas fracking from regulations (11-10)
• DOE Warns of Potential Shale Gas Dangers, Offers Recommendations (11-10)
• Frack panel: ‘Serious environmental consequences’ possible without action to reduce impacts (11-10)
• Does the industry want a Marcellus bill? (11-10)
• Manchin anchoring Marcellus hearing (11-10)
• Clock ticking on Marcellus drilling rules (11-9)
• W.Va. AFL-CIO compares Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon to bank robber John Dillinger (11-9)
• Chesapeake Pipeline Plan Sparks Anger & Questions (11-9)
• Panel to take up Marcellus again (11-9)
• [Marcellus Commitee's] Time Is Short (11-8)
• Sen. Manchin sets field hearing on Marcellus drilling (11-8)
• Chesapeake Pipeline Announcement Stirs Industry, Officials (11-7)
• Marcellus drilling can be eyed online (11-5)
• Don’t Cut Corners In Drilling Wells (11-4)
• Follow the Rules On Stream Damage (11-4)
• EPA To Study Wetzel Water (11-4)
• EPA Announces Study Plan for Hydraulic Fracturing's Impacts on Drinking Water Resources (11-3)
• Wetzel County Budget Booms Due to Shale Drilling (11-3)
• DEP: No Cases of Fracking Contamination (11-3)
• Repair Wetzel County Roads (11-1)
• Action Sought on Damaged Road (10-31)
• Marcellus shale issues explored at WVU law school (10-31)
• Marcellus challenges outlined (10-28)
• Rapid Oil, Gas Development Can Bring Social Stresses (10-28)
• Model Regulatory Framework for Hydraulic Fracturing in the Works (10-28)
• SkyTruth expands, offers Marcellus drilling data (10-27)
• CSB outlines dangers to public from gas well sites (10-27)
• Industry Says Middle Class Principal Owners of Oil and Gas Companies (10-27)
• Local Officials Don’t See Drilling Boom Crime Wave (10-27)
• Marcellus Committee Missed Mark (10-26)
• Drill Towns New Wild West: Crime Surges blamed on gas employees (10-26)
• Leaders of Marcellus Committee Not Done on Special Session Attempt (10-24)
• Chesapeake Sued for $11.3M (10-24)
• Pa. air quality rule stirs gas well debate (10-24)
• Study: 3,000 Foot Presumption Of Water Well Pollution Liability Needed Around Gas Wells (10-24)
• $60M Spent In Road Repairs; Chesapeake Lauded For Quick Action (10-23)
• Drilling Down on the Family Farm (10-23)
• Local committee on the trail of Marcellus Shale (10-21)
• [MD] Attorney General Warns Landowners: Before Signing a Mineral Rights Lease, Check Your Mortgage (10-21)
• EPA to Establish Frack Water Standards (10-21)
• EPA to propose discharge standards for gas drilling (10-20)
• EPA to Develop Standards for Gas Industry Wastewater Disposal (10-20)
• Natural gas industry reps talk Marcellus Shale (10-20)
• [Energize WV] Marcellus Shale community meeting (10-20)
• W.Va. Analysts Disagree about States’ Natural Gas Taxation (10-20)
• Air tests show no problems near West Virginia gas wells (10-20)
• Rush to Drill for Natural Gas Creates Conflicts With Mortgages [in NY] (10-19)
• Drilling Debate: As Marcellus Committee Work Nears End, Pushback Begins (10-19)
• Officials say gas study doesn’t measure up (10-19)
• Fracking Meeting Shares Concerns (10-18)
• EPA: Air Quality Fine During Fracturing at Morgantown Gas Well (10-18)
• Getting the right information on Marcellus Shale (10-18)
• Report warns of state’s gas fees (10-18)
• Former EPA Official: States Should Take Lead on Shale Gas Regulations (10-18)
• 250 Miles of Gas Pipelines Coming (10-17)
• Panel fails to produce Marcellus shale bill (10-14)
• Marcellus Committee Work Nearly Done (10-13)
• Permit fees restored to W.Va. Marcellus measure (10-13)
• Legislators support $10K Marcellus permit fee (10-13)
• Meeting Highlights Fracking Dangers in the Air (10-13)
• WVDEP’s Huffman: ‘We are not health experts’ (10-13)
• W.Va. lawmakers propose Marcellus buffer zones (10-13)
• Legislative panel cuts buffer for Marcellus drilling (10-13)
• Marcellus update: ‘That’s not where I want to live’ (10-13)
• Marcellus Shale Committee Approves Well Setback Standards (10-12)
• Residents Meet to Discuss Concerns About Drilling (10-12)
• W.Va. lawmakers may revisit drilling permit fees (10-12)
• WVU Professor: Methane Already in Groundwater (10-11)
• Is gas drilling making West Virginians sick? (10-6)
• Is gas drilling making West Virginians sick? (10-6)
• Baseline Water Quality Testing Protects Gas Companies, Residents (10-6)
• Letter to the Editor: DEP Staff; Drilling Rights (10-6 & 10-5)
• Group Seeks to Lease 40K Acres to Drillers (10-5)
• WVU Researcher to Map Methane Sources in Monongahela-Area Drinking Water (10-4)
• Pa. Governor's Marcellus Plan Includes Impact Fee (10-3)
• EPA New Fracking Standards Debated (9-30)
• Chesapeake Official Says Gas Boom Only Starting (9-30)
• Chesapeake Cashes In On Utica Shale (9-29)
• 'Green' Completions Reduce Gas Industry Emissions (9-29)
• EPA asked to improve air standards at Marcellus Shale wells (9-28)
• Doctor Wants Study of Drilling’s Impact (9-28)
• Too Late for Morgantown's Fracking Ban (9-27)
• Consol Gets $193M for Shale Land (9-27)
• Northeast to Begin Fracturing on Marcellus Wells Outside Morgantown (9-26)
• Marcellus shale debate hit with constant spin (9-26)
• 3rd Circuit approves Allegheny Forest drilling (9-26)
• Gas wells on public land get federal scrutiny (9-25)
• ''Fracking'' set to begin in Morgantown (9-23)
• EPA Looking at Air Quality at Marcellus Wells (9-23)
• Commission tours Wetzel County gas field (9-22)
• Drilling critics: W.Va. permit fees no surprise (9-21)
• Fracking about to begin at Morgantown site (9-21)
• Chesapeake Fights DEP Ruling (9-21)
• Gas drillers oppose $10,000 permit fee (9-21)
• WVONGA Opposes Proposed Marcellus Drilling Fees (9-20)
• Dispute remains over distance between wells, surface dwellings (9-20)
• W.Va. seen as big winner in shale gas development (9-20)
• EPA Seeks Comment on Oil, Gas Air Emissions Rules Sept. 27 in Pittsburgh (9-17)
• Science Lags As Health Problems Emerge Near Gas Fields (9-16)
• $10,000 Drilling Fees Sought: Industry opposes increase from $650 per Marcellus well (9-15)
• Panel makes progress on Marcellus drilling bill (9-15)
• Committee raises drilling permit fees in draft bill (9-15)
• Marcellus Bill May Ready for Special Session in November (9-14)
• Inspectors Must Serve the Public (9-14)
• W.Va. Lawmakers Resume Work On Marcellus Rules (9-13)
• Marcellus Shale Committee Approves Three Measures for Regulation Bill (9-12)
• Interim Committee to Discuss Marcellus Shale Regulations (9-8)
• DEP Taking Comment on New Fracking Rules (9-8)
• Baber Calls for Increase In Resource Severance Rates (9-8)
• Candidates Debate Gas Drilling in W.Va. (9-8)
• Gas Exec: Opponents Are Fear Mongering (9-8)
• Chesapeake CEO calls gas drilling critics ‘extremists’ engaged in ‘unfettered fear-mongering’ (9-7)
• Are You Stuck With a Bad Mineral Rights Lease? (9-7)
• Authorities Discuss Surface Owners’ Rights (9-6)
• Marcellus Operators Recycling More Water Than Expected (9-6)
• Bright Future Predicted For Natural Gas Industry (9-5)
• More Hiring for Chesapeake, Driller looking to employ rig help (9-5)
• Shell Seeks Plant Home; Hope Alive For Local Site (9-4)
• Marcellus shale: Environmentalists urge strong regulation (9-4)
• Changes in Gas Industry To Be Discussed at WVONGA Annual Meeting (9-3)
• Gas drillers overstated jobs for Pennsylvania (9-2)
• Marshall Commission Calls For Use of Local Workers (9-1)
• DeMarco Wary Of Drill Bill: Marcellus committee seeking to amend Senate legislation (8-31)
• Heinz to end support for some gas research at Pitt (8-30)
• Marcellus Site Keeps Taylor County Residents Awake (8-30)
• Secretary of State Approves DEP Emergency Rule for Marcellus Shale (8-29)
• Marcellus legislation making progress (8-29)
• Energy sector key cash source in W.Va. gov race (8-28)
• N.J. Gov. Orders One-Year Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing (8-25)
• DEP Seeking Input on Oil, Gas Standards (8-25)
• Environmental Workers Clean Up Marion County Oil Spill (8-25)
• Tanker Truck Spills Chemicals in Stream (8-25)
• Marcellus potential: Studies offer conflicting views (8-25)
• Marshall Ethane Will Be Sent to Canada (8-25)
• New Marcellus Resource Estimate May or May Not Lower Expectations (8-24)
• USGS boosts amount of Marcellus Shale gas reserves  (8-24)
• Trans Energy Denies Not Taking Care Of Roads (8-24)
• W.Va. landowners criticize new gas drilling rules (8-23)
• Tomblin’s gas drilling rules: ‘Almost nothing for landowners .. only baby steps for the environment’ (8-23)
• Tomblin Wants Marcellus Bill Soon (8-23)
• ‘We’ve got nothing, and we’re not getting anywhere’ (8-23)
• Lack of New Drilling Rules Frustrates Angry WV Landowners (8-23)
• W.Va. Marcellus rule filed amid inaction criticism (8-23)
• Groups strive for water quality standard (8-23)
• Delegate Slams Senate for Not Addressing Marcellus (8-22)
• Man suing drillers wants case heard in state court (8-22)
• DEP Files Emergency Drilling Rules (8-22)
• DEP Files Rules for Marcellus Drilling (8-22)
• WVDEP issues ‘emergency’ rules on drilling (8-22)
• Citizens call for Marcellus drilling regulation (8-22)
• Groups Call for Moratorium on Marcellus Permits (8-22)
• Residents Call for Marcellus Regulations (8-22)
• Groups call for Marcellus protections (8-22)
• End Stalemate Over Gas Rules (8-22)
• Lawmakers Urge Local Labor for Dominion Plant (8-22)
• John W. Cobb Jr.: Speak out about Marcellus drilling (8-21)
• Marcellus issue awaits W.Va. lawmaker attention (8-21)
• School Daze: Lack of Attention by Drivers, Heavy Traffic Concern School Officials (8-20)
• W.Va. citizens continue to push for drilling reforms (8-19)
• Consol Signs $3.4B Deal (8-19)
• Morgantown considers strategy on gas drilling (8-19)
• Marcellus shale bill likely delayed until next year (8-18)
• Marcellus shale bill likely delayed until next year (8-18)
• The Smart Path for the Shale Gas Revolution - Reassuring the public on environmental concerns is crucial. (8-18)
• So what's the rush to drill for gas? - A seasoned environmental health professional looks at the Marcellus Shale (8-17)
• Next Step W.Va. Supreme Court? (8-17)
• WV has 13,000 abandoned wells, report says (8-17)
• Marcellus Shale: Local jobs for local workers? (8-16)
• Chesapeake Still Dealing On Filling Streams (8-16)
• Industry applauds ruling on city gas drilling ban (8-15)
• Big, new pipelines on tap for Pa., Marcellus Shale (8-15)
• Shale gas signals chemical revival (8-15)
• Tom Bond: Gas drilling in state all about who can grab the most first (8-14)
• Plant Plans In Jeopardy; Pipeline Would Send Gas to La. (8-14)
• Is shale boom about to hit Raleigh County? (8-13)
• Mineral rights owners to get advice on solving underpayment concerns (8-13)
• Keeping Area Roads Safe (8-13)
• Two More Trucks Run Off the Roads - Five vehicles involved with gas drilling industry crash in week (8-13)
• Judge nixes city’s ban on fracking - Says state law trumps municipal ordinance (8-13)
• Chemical Producer Receives Funding from W.Va. Jobs Investment Trust (8-12)
• Another Natural Gas Drilling Truck Rolls Over Embankment (8-12)
• Gas Drilling Truck Tumbles Over Hill (8-11)
• S. Thomas Bond: Gas drilling -- Others win, we all lose (8-11)
• States Join Frack Fray - Air pollution potential from drilling process faces opposition (8-11)
• Draft DOE report: ‘Serious environmental impacts’ underly public concern about natural gas drilling (8-11)
• Panel Calls for More 'Fracking' Rules (8-11)
• Federal Shale Gas Panel Seeks Safer Environmental Practices (8-11)
• Panel Seeks Stiffer Rules for Drilling of Gas Wells (8-10)
• Wellsburg Lifts Gas Drilling Ban (8-10)
• Resident Brings Drilling Concerns to City Council Meeting (8-9)
• Truck Driver Dies In Crash - Rig with byproducts from fracking goes over hill on U.S. 250 (8-9)
• Truck driver hauling drilling waste dies in crash (8-8)
• Industry pushes back on W.Va. city drilling bans (8-8)
• Should industry be picking oil and gas inspectors? (8-8)
• ‘Talking points’ for gas company land agents? (8-8)
• Chesapeake: 11 Percent of Water Wells Contain Methane Before Drilling (8-7)
• Mysterious notebook fuels Ohio drilling feud (8-7)
• [New Martinsville] Drilling Ban To Be Reversed (8-6)
• Are shale-gas reserves greatly overstated? (8-5)
• Drilling company hit with repeat OSHA citations (8-5)
• Dominion Ready to Move Ahead With Gas Facility (8-5)
• Leasing, Royalties Subject of September Convention (8-4)
• Lawmakers may change hiring process for gas inspectors (8-4)
• Report ties ‘fracking’ to W.Va. well contamination (8-4)
• Does an Old EPA Fracking Study Provide Proof of Contamination? (8-4)
• A Tainted Water Well, and Concern There May Be More (8-4)
• Marcellus committee beefs up draft bill (8-4)
• New Martinsville Likely to Overturn Ban (8-4)
• EPA Turns Attention to Fracking Air Quality (8-3)
• Industry expert sheds light on hydrofracture drilling (8-1)
• Gas industry boom, gloom and doom (8-1)
• Gas company financing is preventing residents from getting mortgages [in PA] (8-1)
• Lawrence T. Beckerle: A better way to regulate Marcellus gas drilling (7-31)
• Regulators Seek Records on Claims for Gas Wells (7-29)
• New Martinsville May Reconsider Ban on Drilling (7-29)
• No Drilling in New Martinsville (7-29)
• Case Against Chesapeake Appalachia LLC Settled (7-29)
• Chesapeake Settles Waste Dumping Case (7-29)
• Drilling company to repair damaged W.Va. roads (7-29)
• EPA Joins Debate On Gas Drilling Pollution (7-29)
• EPA issues proposed air pollution rules for ‘fracking’ (7-28)
• Money Differences Plug Progress on Pipelines (7-28)
• What else did Tomblin change in drilling order? (7-28)
• Tomblin's office won't release Marcellus records (7-27)
• Drilling lobbyists ‘consultants’ for Tomblin? (7-27)
• Gov. Candidates Express Their Views on Shale Regulation (7-27)
• Citizens push legislative committee for action on Marcellus rules (7-26)
• Citizens demand Marcellus drilling ban in W.Va. (7-26)
• Legislative Committee Takes Marcellus Shale Suggestions in Morgantown (7-25)
• Public Makes [Drilling] Concerns Plain (7-24)
• Gas A Cash Crop: Public Entities Benefit From Drilling Money (7-24)
• Farmer: Gas driller has invaded property (7-23)
• Officials: Worker dies at Pa. gas drilling site (7-23)
• Chesapeake Says Gas Flaring Is Normal (7-23)
• [PA] shale report is call to action (7-23)
• Pa. Marcellus Shale Commission Issues 96-Recommendation Report (7-22)
• Morgantown to keep gas-drilling, fracking ban in place (7-22)
• Legislative Hearings on Marcellus Drilling in W.Va. Under Way (7-22)
• Development Could Bring Natives Home (7-22)
• [Wheeling Hearing] Participants Tell of Problems (7-22)
• Marcellus Drillers Spar With Foes in Wheeling (7-22)
• Along With the Heat, Marcellus Shale a Hot Topic Thursday in Wheeling (7-21)
• Taylor County Man Concerned About EQT Chemical Spills (7-21)
• Marcellus: Another consideration (7-21)
• Beware the Marcellus Shale gas boom? (7-21)
• Report urges long-term view on coal, gas industries (7-21)
• Tomblin: Chances of Cracker Good (7-21)
• Landowners Hit by Marcellus are Pushing Lawmakers (7-21)
• Gov.’s order gets mixed reviews from citizens, groups (7-20)
• Fracking’s Neighbors Want Stricter Regulations (7-20)
• Organization Advocates for Surface Owners’ Rights (7-20)
• Drilling Ban May Not Last Long For Wellsburg (7-20)
• Natural Gas Community Touts Safe, Responsible Development in W.Va.(7-19)
• Marcellus drilling hearings will begin in Ohio County (7-19)
• Legislature’s Marcellus Committee To Meet (7-19)
• 3 hearings set on gas drilling in northern W.Va. (7-19)
• Gas industry touts benefits with radio spots (7-16)
• Marion County Man Suing 2 Oil, Gas Companies (7-15)
• Marcellus Shale Committee Seeks Public Input (7-15)
• W.Va. delegates schedule Marcellus drilling hearings (7-15)
• Judge allows landowner’s appeal in Marcellus shale dispute (7-14)
• Oglebay Drilling Plan Opposed (7-14)
• Wellsburg drilling ban costs school shot at grant (7-14)
• [Wellsburg] School Loses Chance at Grant Due to Ban (7-14)
• Future Of [Wellsburg Drilling] Ban Questioned (7-13)
• W.Va. firm plans to drill again in national forest (7-13)
• Lawmakers try again on Marcellus regulations (7-13)
• Tomblin orders emergency Marcellus rules (7-13)
• Tomblin files executive order on gas drilling (7-13)
• Tomblin Issues Drilling Order (7-13)
• Fracking rules give DEP more power (7-13)
• WVLEG: Legislature Holds Two Days of Meetings on Marcellus Shale (7-13)
• WVGOV: Tomblin Proposes New Marcellus Shale Regulations (with video) (7-13)
• Tomblin orders emergency rules on Marcellus drilling (7-12)
• Tomblin and Marcellus: Attacking environmental protection at a press conference announcing new environmental protection rules on drilling? (7-12)
• Citizens rally for Marcellus moratorium (7-12)
• [Ohio County] Landowner Meeting By Invitation Only (7-12)
• Tomblin to unveil emergency fracking rules (7-12)
• Report warns of gas drilling’s air pollution (7-12)
• Marcellus shale pros, cons aired at W.Va. Capitol (7-12)
• WVLEG: WV4MOM Rallies for Marcellus Shale Moratorium (with video) (7-11)
• Marcellus drilling opponents demand regulation (7-11)
• Public Asks: "Let's Get Fracking on Better Rules" (7-11)
• Study raises questions about fracking fluid (7-11)
• Study of drilling damage to Fernow published (7-11)
• Tomblin plans drilling announcement – with industry (7-11)
• Drilling Issues Eyed, Churches Enter Gas Fray (7-9)
• Monitoring Info Sought By Legislators (7-9)
• Surface owners plan to turn to courts over Marcellus drilling (7-9)
• Expedite New Gas Drilling Regulations (7-9)
• New Gas Jobs Expected To Be In Thousands (7-9)
• New mayor worried about drilling ordinance (7-8)
• Preston County residents concerned with proposed landfill (7-8)
• Delegates Visit Gas Drilling Site (7-8)
• W.Va. needs effective, comprehensive laws for Marcellus shale (7-7)
• Gas drillers want $42 million from Morgantown (7-7)
• Drilling Debate Goes to Bethany (7-7)
• FRACKING FLUIDS POISON A NATIONAL FOREST — New Study Details Changes in Soil Chemistry and Devastation of Trees and Plants (7-6)
• Marcellus shale industry: Legislative panel to hear revenue experts, environmentalists (7-6)
• Chesapeake to Spend Millions Fixing Roads (7-6)
• County Budget Balanced Despite Shallow Gas Revenue (7-6)
• Group to Rally Around Marcellus, Fracking Regulations (7-5)
• Man challenges 2 drillers over gas wells (7-5)
• Property, mineral rights in conflict (7-5)
• Republican Bill Maloney urges Marcellus shale regulations (7-4)
• Kessler Wants Frack Disclosure (7-2)
• Marcellus Committee Announces July Meeting (7-1)
• Company files suit over Morgantown drilling ban (7-1)
• Regulators Back 'Fracking' in New York (7-1)
• College Dives Into Drilling Pool (7-1)
• Cuomo Will Seek to Lift Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing [in NY] (6-30)
• New Recommendations Issued in [NY] Hydraulic Fracturing Review (6-30)
• Leaders Need to Lead In Marcellus Debate (6-29)
• Drilling Debate Heats Up in W.Va. (6-29)
• Lawmakers Seek Inquiry of Natural Gas Industry (6-28)
• Chesapeake Representative Speaks to Rotary (6-28)
• Tomblin: Marcellus session could come in Aug. (6-27)
• Gas company sues Morgantown over drilling ban (6-27)
• Behind Veneer, Doubt on Future of Natural Gas (6-26)
• Local legislators appointed [to Marcellus Select Committee] (6-26)
• Sportsmen Monitor Gas Drilling in Marcellus Shale (6-26)
• Sportsmen Monitor Gas Drilling in Marcellus Shale (6-26)
• Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush (6-25)
• State Officials Hold Talks With Residents (6-24)
• Pa. Sites Included in EPA Studies on Hydraulic Fracturing and Drinking Water (6-23)
• EPA Identifies Case Studies for Hydraulic Fracturing Study (6-23)
• Legislators have oil, gas interests (6-23)
• Officials question drilling ban in Morgantown (6-23)
• Campbell wants balance in Marcellus legislation (6-23)
• Should public be notified of new Marcellus gas wells? (6-22)
• Gas industry cranks up PR push on W.Va. drilling (6-21)
• Agencies Say They Are Now More Prepared (6-22)
• Morgantown City Council Bans Horizontal Drilling with Hydraulic Fracturing (6-22)
• Capito says gas drilling's good for state but lawmakers need to make rules (6-22)
• Capito: State Needs Comprehensive Marcellus Legislation (6-21)
• W.Va. regulators craft new set of drilling rules (6-21)
• House Appoints Members to Marcellus Shale Committee (6-21)
• Morgantown city council to vote on Marcellus gas drilling ban (6-21)
• Citizens Get First-Hand Look at Marcellus Drilling in Wetzel County (6-20)
• W.Va. lawmakers face Marcellus permit fee debate (6-20)
• W.Va. lawmakers get do-over for Marcellus rules (6-19)
• James R. Oxendale: Don't repeat history with Marcellus shale (6-18)
• End Uncertainty On New Gas Rules (6-18)
• [PA] Health secretary wants tabs on shale (6-18)
• Pa. official wants to track drilling areas (6-18)
• Kessler selects senators for Marcellus shale panel (6-18)
• Klempa Named to [Marcellus] Committee (6-18)
• Natural Gas Industry Creates Jobs in West Virginia, Pennsylvania (6-17)
• Open Bidding on Gas Well Drilling at Coonskin (6-17)
• State not seeing windfall from gas drilling tax, yet (6-17)
• Chesapeake Energy Releases Road Repair Info (6-17)
• Signs of Oil Spill Still Showing on Buckeye Creek (6-16)
• Marcellus compromise in the works (6-16)
• W.Va. lawmakers form panel for Marcellus issues (6-16)
• Marcellus shale health data to be tracked [in PA] (6-16)
• Legislature Creates Marcellus Committee (6-15)
• Monongalia County Officials Debate Marcellus Shale Drilling (6-15)
• State lawmakers consider tax trust fund (6-14)
• Drilling site oil spill enters Doddridge County waterway (6-14)
• WVU Faculty Senate urges drilling special session (6-14)
• Exxon Digs Into the Shale Business (6-14)
• Heated Frack Debate In Pa. (6-14)
• [DOE] Public hearing held to gauge Marcellus Shale sentiments (6-14)
• [DOE] gas drilling hearing draws backers, opponents (6-13)
• Drilling wastewater spills in Doddridge County (6-13)
• DEP Evolving With Regard to Marcellus Permitting (6-11)
• City, county at odds over drilling ban (6-10)
• Big oil's step into shale 'a no-brainer' (6-10)
• Morgantown, county at odds over gas well siting (6-9)
• Morgantown looks into tighter regulations on drilling (6-9)
• DEP: Overfill Oil Spill More Than Originally Reported (6-8)
• Sixth Spill this year for Gas and Oil Drillers in Doddridge County (6-8)
• Westover Looks to Regulate Marcellus Shale Drilling (6-8)
• Morgantown Closer to Banning Drilling, Fracking (6-8)
• Morgantown wants drilling near water supply halted (6-8)
• S. Thomas Bond: W.Va. must not repeat past mistakes for Marcellus development (6-7)
• Shell planning unit for Marcellus Shale processing (6-7)
• Gas drilling makes millionaires in Marshall County (6-7)
• Proposed Landfill Upsets Residents in Preston County (6-7)
• Monroe County officials enter creative agreement with gas drilling company (6-6)
• Marcellus Shale Potential Studied (6-3)
• EP: System 'isn't prepared' (6-3)
• Morgantown-area Residents to DEP: Just Stop the Drilling (6-3)
• Morgantown drilling letter gets approval (6-2)
• Morgantown Council to Consider Fracking Ban (6-1)
• Who Are You Going To Call on Drilling? (6-1)
• Morgantown to consider gas drilling measures (5-31)
• Democrats want hearing on Marcellus impacts (5-28)
• DEP OKs 2 gas permits in Dunkard Creek area (5-28)
• W.Va. DEP Adds Conditions to [Dunkard Creek] Gas Well Permits (5-27)
• Morgantown City Council to Consider Drilling Ban, Other Protect Measures (5-27)
• Gas industry making changes in Marcellus drilling practices (5-27)
• Fairmont Gas Industry Brine Recycler Continues Lengthy Technical Review (5-27)
  
• Landowners want Dominion to give up gas leases (5-26)
• New Energy Technology Leaves Landowners Worried (5-25)
• Natural gas industry launches W.Va. support bid (5-25)
• Morgantown Group Rallies in Opposition to Marcellus Shale Drilling (5-25)
• Working 'Just Beneath The Surface' (5-25)
• Oil and Gas Association Launches Alliance (5-25)
• Drilling Wastewater Dumped in Allegheny (5-25)
• Better Roads, Jobs Demanded (5-25)
• Union says Marcellus jobs should go to W.Va. workers (5-24)
• Pros, Cons of Marcellus Shale Weighed During W.Va. Chamber Environmental Conference (5-24)
• Drilling Company Holds Public Forum (5-24)
• Concerns pervade Marcellus drilling (5-24)
• Residents Drill Company on Marcellus Shale (5-23)
• Chevron Staking Out Marcellus Shale Claims (5-23)
• Study draws mixed reactions (5-22)
• [WV-SORO] Presentation at Doddridge County Watershed Association Meeting (5-21)
• [Appeal of Marshall/Wetzel County Compressor Permits Rejected] (5-21)
• Gas Executive Makes The Case for Marcellus Drilling (5-20)
• Bruceton may get [drilling waste] landfill (5-20)
• Sharing Roads With Rigs a Two-Way Street (5-19)
• Forced Pooling: When Landowners Can’t Say No to Drilling (5-19)
• Modified Drilling Permits Expected for Morgantown Gas Wells (5-19)
• Company told to postpone drilling in Morgantown (5-19)
• Residents rally against gas wells near Morgantown (5-19)
• 100 gather to protest gas drilling in Morgantown (5-18)
• Communities look for opportunities in gas drilling (5-18)
• Wetzel County residents wary of gas drilling (5-18)
• Chesapeake Fined More Than $1 Million (5-18)
• DEP: Radiation Is Not a Drilling Issue (5-18)
• DEP chief fears problems as employees retire (5-17)
• Marcellus driller fined record $1.1M (5-17)
• Residents Say Marcellus Air Pollution a Problem (5-17)
• Landfill Taking Drilling Waste (5-17)
• Chesapeake Back At Work in Pennsylvania (5-17)
• Will natural gas fuel America in the 21st century? (5-16)
• Mineral Owners Sue Chesapeake (5-16)
• Morgantown Utility Board seeks drilling safeguards (5-13)
• Company May Be Responsible (5-13)
• Area Residents Check Out ‘Fracking Facts’ at Library (5-13)
• Gas drilling concerns discussed in “Fracking Facts” lecture series (5-12)
• Pipeline firm linked to WV creek contamination (5-12)
• EPA seeks more details on drilling waste disposal (5-12)
• Companies Listen To Residents’ Concerns (5-11)
• Chemical Found In Ohio River (5-11)
• Water contamination linked to gas drills (5-11)
• Researchers: Drinking Water near Shale Gas Wells Contaminated by Methane (5-10)
• Study links flammable gas in water to nearby drilling (5-9)
• ‘Fracking Facts’ Seminars Offered (5-7)
• McMechen Signs Gas Deal With Chesapeake (5-7)
• Energy Dept. Panel to Revise Standards for Gas Extraction (5-6)
• Morgantown drilling approved with no public input (5-6)
• Small Community Comes Together for Unified Voice Regarding Drilling (5-6)
• Maryland Sues Chesapeake (5-6)
• Town Calls On Tomblin For Drilling Regulations (5-5)
• Kessler Says Tomblin Claims Are ‘Fiction’ (5-5)
• Gas company plans to drill near Morgantown (5-5)
• Four Companies Consider Ethane Cracker (5-5)
• WV begins strategizing for Marcellus manufacturing opportunities (5-5)
• Official says Bayer moving toward W.Va. natural gas facility (5-5)
• W.Va. begins look at Marcellus offshoot project (5-5)
• Task force eyes ethane 'cracker' plant (5-4)
• School Bus Hit: Gas Drilling Truck Cited in Accident (5-4)
• Impact of Marcellus Shale drilling discussed at meeting (5-4)
• Community Meeting on Gas Drilling Spurring Change (5-4)
• Sunday Sit-Down: Kathryn Klaber (5-1)
• David McMahon: W.Va. can regulate Marcellus shale and prosper (4-30)
• Natural gas spinoff products growing (4-30)
• Dems Vow to Develop Gas (4-29) 
• Gas Exploration Backed (4-27)
• Marcellus Shale Debate Rocks Monroe County (4-25)
• Forum covers rights, health (4-26)
• Tomblin cancels Marcellus meeting (4-25)
• GOP candidates on Marcellus Shale drilling (4-25)
• In W.Va. gov race Kessler says state needs vision (4-25)
• Pa. official: End nears for wastewater releases (4-25)
• Ideas differ on Marcellus shale in W.Va. gov race (4-24)
• Critics question industry funding of WVU Marcellus program (4-23)
• Resistance to Gas Drilling Rises on Unlikely Soil (4-23)
• [PA] Families blast gas exploration (4-23)
• Oil Spill Closes Marion County Road (4-23)
• [Judge] Wants More Information in Chesapeake Case (4-23)
• Chesapeake Sued Over Dumping (4-22)
• W.Va. included in Chesapeake’s temporary halt to gas ‘fracking’ activities (4-21)
• Drilling company ordered to stop operations (4-21)
• Chesapeake halts Pa. gas ‘fracking’ after spill (4-21)
• Traffic Upsets Dallas Residents (4-21)
• Wellsburg City Council to Vote on Protecting Water Supply (4-20)
• Drilling fluid gushes from northern Pa. gas well (4-20)
• Pa. Wants to End Drilling Wastewater Discharge (4-20)
• Committee Clashes on Fracking (4-20)
• Chesapeake, Others Reveal More Chemicals in Process (4-19)
• LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS: Responses of Democratic Candidates for Governor (4-18)
• Governors race: Candidates talk fracking (4-18)
• Consol Ups Gas, Coal Production (4-17)
• Perdue Says He Will Lead on Shale (4-17)
• House report details fracking chemicals (4-16)
• Landowners Say Chesapeake Is Dumping Waste (4-15)
• Chesapeake Bid Blocked By Judge (4-14)
• 'Getting to the Bottom' of Marcellus Shale Drilling (4-13)
• Study finds natural gas fracking could harm atmosphere (4-13)
• Pa. Drilling Permit Approval Takes 35 Minutes (4-14)
• Drilling In City Is Nixed: Wellsburg Says ‘No Thanks’ To Fracking (4-13)
• Lawsuits challenge waste dumping by gas drillers (4-13)
• Northern Panhandle Groups Eye Windfall From Marcellus Drilling (4-11)
• Barnes Seeks Protection For Property Owners (4-11)
• Chesapeake Wave Now Heading North (4-11)
• New study: More on the greenhouse gas downside of drilling for natural gas in shale formations (4-11)
• S. Thomas Bond: Discussion needed about regulating drilling (4-11)
• Harrison County drilling operation still idle (4-8)
• Radioactive Frack Waste Dumping Prohibited [in WV] (4-8)
• Session on Gas Unlikely to Work (4-8)
• Morgantown Leaders Call for Marcellus Special Session (4-7)
• Pennsylvania Calls for More Water Tests (4-7)
• Morgantown joins list looking for more gas drilling regulations (4-7)
• Water Tests Stressed Before, After Drilling (4-7)
• Kessler Wants Gas Money Set Aside for 'Future Fund' (4-6)
• Energy Department: Shale Gas is a Global Phenomenon (4-6)
• Gas Drilling: Environmental study would help legislature (4-5)
• Group Wants EPA to Eye Gas Drilling (4-5)
• U.S. Makes Pipeline-Safety Push (4-4)
• Deteriorating Oil and Gas Wells Threaten Drinking Water, Homes Across the Country (4-4)
• Energy sector, lawyers fuel W.Va. governor's race (4-3)
• Proof Not There: Prof: Drilling, Earthquakes Not Connected (4-3)
• Marcellus puts gas industry in spotlight (4-3)
• [PA] Blast Spurs Safety Orders (4-2)
• Regulating Gas Drilling (4-2)
• Proceed Carefully On Gas Leasing (4-1)
• Driller: Ohio, Marshall Counties More Valuable (3-31)
• US fracking chemical registry to go live in a few weeks (3-31)
• Tennant: State Should Tap Into Marcellus Shale To Build Economy (3-31)
• Tennant jobs plan focuses on energy, Internet (3-31)
• Drill site spill: Incident accentuates need for new regulations (3-31)
• Pennsylvania Limits Authority of Oil and Gas Inspectors (3-30)
• Industry Association Promotes Natural Gas Drilling in Morgantown (3-30)
• Permanent Mineral Trust Fund Could Support Diversification (3-30)
• Barbara Fleischauer and Mike Manypenny: Think before drilling (3-30)
• Oil/gas group launching ads to counteract 'negative spin' (3-29)
• DEP Stops Drilling Operation in Harrison County (3-28)
• Well site shut down by DEP (3-27)
• Paying attention to others (3-27)
• EPA Is Bashed Over Fracking (3-25)
• Kessler Sees The Benefits Of Marcellus (3-25)
• Marcellus Shale Takes Center Stage in State Politics (3-23)
• [MD] House Approves Study Of Marcellus Shale Drilling (3-23)
• DEP won’t support a Marcellus moratorium (3-22)
• Dave Cassell: Stand up against gas drilling (3-21)
• Lawmakers: Next Step Is Negotiating A Marcellus Compromise (3-21)
• Drillers Soaking It All Up: Water Sale Leaves Moundsville Dry (3-20)
• Marcellus — again (3-20)
• Kessler: Politics to Blame for Killed Bills (3-19)
• Lawmakers call for Marcellus moratorium (3-19)
• Moratorium (3-18)
• Tomblin Opposes Moratorium on Marcellus Shale Permits (3-18)
• Legislators call for moratorium on new Marcellus drilling permits (3-18)
• Delegates want Marcellus Shale drill moratorium (3-18 )
• Halt To Drilling Permits Wanted (3-18)
• WJU students create water safety plan for drilling communities (3-18)
• Environmentalists disappointed with no new gas drilling regulations (3-18)
• Gas industry supported numerous W.Va. lawmakers (3-18)
• House, Senate conferees wrap up state budget work (3-17)
• 19 delegates call for Marcellus permit moratorium (3-17)
• Frack Water Safety Debated, Bill to require drillers to disclose chemicals goes before Congress (3-17)
• Gas drilling regulations inadequate, [Lewisburg] council says (3-17)
• Tomblin says no Marcellus session (3-17)
• Tomblin asks for DEP funds (3-17)
• Tomblin seeks funding in budget for DEP inspectors (3-17)
• Tomblin seeks $2 million for Marcellus inspectors (3-16)
• Will Tomblin’s Marcellus Shale plan help? (3-16)
• Add Inspectors For Gas Wells (3-16)
• Tomblin Wants More Gas Checkers (3-16)
• Tomblin won't call special session (3-15)
• 'We Don't Think We Can Wait Another Year' (3-15
• Tomblin seeks to budget more Marcellus inspectors (3-15)
• Kessler upset over missed bills (3-15)
• Tomblin plans action on Marcellus (3-15)
• Drilling Still On Agenda, Special session sought for Marcellus Shale (3-15)
• Press Release: Surface Owners, Environmental Council Urge Special Session on Marcellus Drilling (3-14)
• Marcellus bill dead, so now what? (3-14)
• W.Va. lawmakers end session on mixed note (3-14)
• Officials lament session results (3-14)
• Surface Owners, "Greens": No New Law? Don't Issue New Marcellus Permits (3/14)
• Tomblin Reax To Session Work (3-13)
• Split decision for Marcellus (3-13)
• Senate, House Blame the Other for Failed Bills (3-13)
• Tax Breaks, Not Regulation in Store for Marcellus Shale (3-12)
• Bill to regulate Marcellus Shale drilling dies (3-12)
• Marcellus shale bills delayed (3-12)
• Time is short to resolve the many Marcellus conflicts (3-11)
• Marcellus rules compromise eluding W.Va. lawmakers (3-11)
• Interactive map provides Marcellus gas deposit info (3-11)
• Retooled Marcellus is moving forward (3-11)
• [West Liberty] Scores Big Deal For Gas (3-11)
• Chesapeake Partners With Norwegian Driller Statoil (3-10)
• W.Va. Lawmakers Seek More Drilling in Marcellus Shale While Calling for Increased Regulation (3-9)
• Marcellus Bill in the House of Delegates, but Only Days to Get it Done (3-10)
• Wyoming is beset by a big-city problem: Smog (3-9)
• House panel revises Marcellus drilling bill (3-9)
• Lawmakers down to the wire on Marcellus regulations (3-9)
• [OH] Explosion Traced To Weld In Pipe Joint (3-9)
• [TX] family sues gas companies over health problems (3-8)
• Get a Marcellus Shale bill passed this week (3-7)
• Get a Marcellus Shale bill passed this week (3-7)
• Chesapeake Files Kahle Counterclaim (3-7)
• Busy week awaits legislators (3-7)
• Blowouts onshore: Fear, pollution, uncertainty (3-5)
• More amendments offered on Marcellus (3-5)
• More Drilling Help Is Sought
  Agency doesn’t have enough money for all current inspectors (3-4)
• Will the Marcellus boom help the economy? (3-4)
• No link found between W.Va. quakes, drilling (3-4)
• Waste Wells to Be Closed in Arkansas (3-4)
• [CA] Gas company memo said valves of little value (3-4)
• E.P.A. Struggles to Regulate Natural Gas Industry (3-3)
• Second Gas Fire Hits Washington County [PA] (3-3)
• Senate passes Marcellus gas, coal severance bills (3-3)
• Marcellus shale legislation gains approval of Senate (3-3)
• W.Va. Senate approves some Marcellus gas rules (3-2)
• PPG Inks $50M Drilling Deal (3-2)
• Tanks at Washington County [PA] Marcellus site catch fire (3-1)
• Wastewater Recycling No Cure-All in Gas Process (3-1)
• Drilling down (3-1)
• Senate panel OKs Marcellus bill; called ‘not perfect but good start’ (3-1)
• W.Va. lawmakers ready to exchange Marcellus bills (3-1)
• Drilling danger ‘greater than previously understood’ (2-28)
• Arkansas Quake Is Its Most Powerful in 35 Years (2-28)
• Concerns Aired At [Wheeling] Town Hall (2-27)
• Approve New Well Inspectors (2-27)
• Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers (2-26)
• W.Va. Legislature Eyes Shale Vote (2-26)
• While Marcellus drilling bills are scaled back, tax breaks for industry are put on fast track (2-25)
• Officials: ‘Volatile Vapor’ Led to Drilling [PA] Site Blast (2-25)
• Time Running Out on Shale Drilling Bill (2-25)
• Marcellus shale bills progressing (2-25)
• Lawmakers scale back proposed Marcellus regulations (2-24)
• Workers Injured in Pa. Blast (2-24)
• Gas permits for Marcellus Shale may face backlog (2-24)
• ‘Invest The Boom’ Proposal For WV Gas Severance Tax Trust Fund (2-24)
• Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Well Fire Injures 3 In Washington County (2-23)
• Two-year delay proposed in shale gas drilling [in MD] (2-23)
• Property owner rights before, during and after drilling (2-23)
• Prospects dim for Marcellus Shale regulation (2-23)
• Pooling removed from W.Va. Marcellus measure (2-22)
• Marcellus Shale gas regulation bill advances, loses key item (2-22)
• Lawmakers Mull Forced Pooling (2-22)
• W.Va. Marcellus gas legislation ready for review (2-21)
• Driller Accused of Illegal Actions: Former U.S. Attorney Sues Chesapeake (2-20)
• Effect of Marcellus drilling on West Virginia fisheries could be profound (2-19)
• Public Weighs In On Drilling (2-18)
• Forced pooling imperils shale bill (2-18)
• Forced pooling, local hires are issues in Marcellus legislation (2-18)
• Deep Public Concern About Marcellus Drilling In WV (2-18)
• Residents Ask Lawmakers to Crack Down on Marcellus Shale Drilling (2-17)
• WV Residents Voice Concerns Over Marcellus Shale Drilling (2-17)
• Fears voiced at Marcellus Shale hearing (2-17)
• Watershed Compact wants more water quality monitoring, gas well inspections (2-17)
• Bill Would Allow Tax on Gas Drilling Rigs (2-17)
• Howard Swint: Tap water, fracking chemicals don't mix (2-16)
• Chesapeake Energy CEO insulted state (2-16)
• Is the Marcellus boom a good idea? (2-16)
• Probe Into [OH] Pipeline Blast May Take Months (2-16)
• Tomblin proposes W.Va. Marcellus task force (2-16)
• Tomblin forms Marcellus task force (2-16)
• Tomblin backs drilling, but still no word on regulation (2-15)
• Government Task Force to Examine Marcellus Shale Development (2-15)
• Forced Pooling Debated (2-15)
• Groups want lawmakers to pass rules on Marcellus drilling (2-14)
• Drilling Leases Will Impact Generations (2-14)
• Consol Keeps Growing: Company Triples Marcellus Shale Production (2-13)
• [OH] Pipeline Failure Resulted in Blast (2-12)
• Multiple Gas Wells Erupt [in OH] (2-11)
• Residents seek answers in Marcellus shale drilling (2-11)
• WV Lawmakers Guardedly Optimistic About Marcellus Legislation (2-10)
• Lawmakers, activists gather to discuss Marcellus shale drilling (2-10)
• [Republican] Gubernatorial Hopefuls Grilled
  Drilling and business development top questions (2-10)
• [WVU] Professor: Strong Local Impact of Marcellus Shale (2-10)
• Md. lawmakers warned of natural gas drilling woes in Pa. (2-9)
• Lawmakers continue Marcellus shale study (2-9)
• Balance urged in Marcellus Shale drilling (2-9)
• Environment Day Gathering Promotes Regulation of Marcellus Drilling (2-9)
• Marcellus Shale Severance Tax Bill Introduced in Pennsylvania House (2-9)
• DEP proposes increasing drilling permit fees (2-9)
• Bill aims to boost investment in natural gas (2-9)
• DEP Chief Wants To Double Oil & Gas Staff (2-9)
• W.Va. officials push for Marcellus permit fee hike (2-8)
• Sheriff: Alien Labor Used (2-8)
• Lawmakers dismantle water quality standards (2-8)
• New report details drilling damage to Fernow forest (2-7)
• ‘Sunday Sit-Down’ [with] W.Va. acting Senate President Jeff Kessler (2-6)
• Gas Forum Slated: WVU Professors Are Set to Speak (2-6)
• A Dot on the Map, Until the Earth Started Shaking (2-5)
• Explosion highlights lax pipeline rules (2-5)
• W.Va. lawmakers get info on gas drilling, roads (2-5)
• Natural gas 'huge' chance for valley to make up for job losses (2-4)
• Lawyers From New York May Sue Gas Drillers (2-3)
• New U.S. Forest Service scientific report documents permanent effects of drilling (2-3)
• Triana joins Marathon to drill up to 350 wells in Marcellus (2-3)
• Gas Well Drilling High on Agenda (2-2)
• Surface rights need to be protected from gas drills (2-2)
• West Virginia Bill Would Allow Pooling for Marcellus Wells (2-1)
• Drilling Fees Would Increase
  Lawmakers also seek severance tax hike for natural gas companies (2-1)
• Spin-offs from Nat Gas Likely to Make Marcellus Bigger in WV (1-31)
• WVU to Help Optimize Natural Gas Production (1-31)
• S. Thomas Bond: What will remain after Marcellus? (1-30)
• Where Are the Gas Jobs?: Chesapeake’s Statewide Employment Claims Debated (1-30)
• 20,000 jobs?: Marcellus gas boom (1-28)
• Lawmakers get crash course on Marcellus (1-28)
• Lawmakers Discuss Gas Drilling Rules (1-28)
• Brooke Braces For Gas Rush (1-28)
• West Virginia: a spill not reported and not cleaned up, with no answers for the surface owners (1-27)
• Natural Gas Drilling Task Force Meeting Held for Local Emergency Responders (1-27)
• Lawmakers look at Marcellus Shale drilling issues (1-27)
• Belmont County [OH] Addresses Potential Drilling Problems (1-27)
• Caiman Energy Brings Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Processing Facility Online (1-26)
• 'GasLand' Oscar nod draws industry ire (1-26)
• Drilling A Boon To W.Va., Study credits 7,600 jobs to Marcellus Shale (1-26)
• W.Va. economy may get billions from drilling, [Industry funded] study says development of Marcellus Shale could create 20,000 jobs (1-26)
• [Industry funded] study details Marcellus permits, income (1-25)
• Are greenhouse benefits of natural gas overstated? (1-25)
• Natural gas vs. Coal: A new wrinkle (1-25)
• GASLAND (now an Oscar nominee), 'proof' and the need for responsible oversight (1-25)
• [Brooke County] Natural Gas Task Force Formed (1-24)
• Gas Power Grows: Gas Boom Sparks Partnerships (1-23)
• Marcellus shale well being built on Keyser area farm (1-23)
• Shareholder groups press gas drillers on fracking (1-22)
• Mayor Says Gas Drilling Good For Wheeling (1-22)
• Company To Invest $50 Billion In W.Va. (1-22)
• Marcellus Shale 'key' to W.Va.'s future (1-21)
• Marcellus is 'game changer' for W.Va. (1-20)
• Trans Energy drills well in Marcellus shale (1-18)
• More Drilling And Fracking
• Trans Energy starts seventh Marcellus Shale well operation (1-18)
• Monroe residents have reservations over gas ‘fracking’ (1-17)
• Primer helps residents battle shale industry with 'citizens army' (1-16)
• Lawmakers Push For Drilling Rules (1-14)
• Dominion Plans to Construct Gas Plant in Marshall County (1-13)
• Dominion plans WV natural gas processing plant (1-12)
• Acting Gov. Tomblin embraces Marcellus Shale drilling, but not new rules proposed by WVDEP (1-12)
• Tomblin touts coal mining, gas drilling (1-12)
• Lawmakers advance Marcellus drilling bill (1-11)
• Drilling Permit Fees Could Go From $600 to $15,000 (1-11)
• Group seeks strong shale legislation (1-11)
• Carol Warren: Gas drilling poses threat to people, environment (1-11)
• Bill to regulate Marcellus drilling advances (1-10)
• Wheeling water pollution fine unresolved (1-10)
• Drilling reforms expected to get legislative attention (1-8)
• WVDEP wants to double oil and gas staff (1-6)
• Deadline Passes On Stream Filling; Gas drilling company could be fined $200,000 per day (1-7)
• WV, PA Watershed Compact wants legislation to limit negative impacts of drilling (1-6)
• Pa. Allows Frack Water Dumping (1-4)
• New law on drilling needed (1-3)
• County officials seek more say on oil, gas permits (1-3-2011)