The U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyFederal agency that regulates industrial impacts on the environment. (EPAFederal agency that regulates industrial impacts on the environment.) provided an update on its ongoing national study currently underway to better understand any potential impacts of hydraulic fracturingRefers to a method used by producers to extract more natural gas from a well
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Susquehanna Health, a healthcare system serving northcentral Pennsylvania, has joined with Geisinger Health System and Guthrie Health to study the health impacts of Marcellus shaleA fine grained sedimentary rock composed mostly of consolidated clay or mud. Shale is the most frequently occurring sedimentary rock.ShaleA fine grained sedimentary rock composed mostly of consolidated clay or mud.
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A newly released study by America’s Natural GasA naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon gases beneath the earth’s surface – often in association with petroleum. Alliance (ANGA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) reveals that methaneMethane, commonly known as natural gas is the most common hydrocarbon gas. It is colorless and naturally odorless, and
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In Albany, New York, the New York State Assembly has included an independent health impact study of hydraulic fracturingRefers to a method used by producers to extract more natural gas from a well by opening up rock formations using hydraulic or explosive force.Refers to a method used by producers to extract more natural gas from
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