natural gas

Politics and Government

Pa. Natural Gas Impact Fees Hit Lowest Level On Record In 2020

Pennsylvania collected about $146 million from natural gas drillers last year in impact fees — the lowest amount paid since the fee started.The Public…
Agriculture and Environment

Note To Nesting Songbirds: Study Indicates Quiet Spot, Away From Gas Compressor, Might Be Better

Anne Danahy

A study by Penn State researchers found that songbirds nesting near the sound of natural gas compressors had fewer hatched eggs. Researchers set up 80…
Agriculture and Environment

State Funding Aims to Help Businesses, Schools, Agencies Move To Cleaner Fuel Vehicles

Anne Danahy

Regan Hosterman, operations manager at the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority, started a truck that runs on compressed natural gas.“Much…
Agriculture and Environment

Penn State Professor Whose Work Led To Shale Boom On Grand Jury Report On Fracking

Anne Danahy

In 2007, Terry Engelder, a professor of geosciences at Penn State, calculated that trillions of cubic feet of natural gas could be recovered from the…
$Josh Woda helped lead the study into methane contamination linked to fracking.$

Agriculture and Environment

Penn State Researchers Identify Methane Contamination Caused By Fracking

Nobody wants methane in their water.“They saw when it gets to about 28 milligrams per liter, it could start degassing to a point where it could explode,”…
Agriculture and Environment

Jersey Shore Mobile Home Park Residents Fight to Stay Put

Emily Reddy

At the very back of the Riverdale Mobile Home Park, farthest from the busy road out front, Deb Eck stands in front of her trailer. It’s perched on a bank…