Socioeconomic Value of the Delaware River Basin in Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
The Delaware River Basin is an economic engine that supplies drinking water to the 1st (New York City) and 7th (Philadelphia) largest metropolitan economies in the United States and supports the largest freshwater port in the world. Therefore, this report’s...Coal Mine Drainage for Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Extraction
This event, “Feasibility and Challenges of Using Acid Mine Drainage for Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Extraction,” was held in RAND’s Pittsburgh office on December 14, 2011. With funding from the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC), RAND hosted and moderated the round-...More evidence for (and against) groundwater contamination by shale gas
Due to the differences in geological location of Pennsylvania and Arkansas, studies of leakage will differ depending on the state it is recorded in.Fracked Pennsylvania shale could be naturally leaky
In 2011, researchers from Duke University published results showing a correlation between methane concentrations in private water wells and proximity to local natural gas production wells in parts of Pennsylvania and New York. While that suggested the water well...Follow Us
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Environment – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
- Los Angeles County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility's equipment sparked wildfire March 5, 2025
- Powerful storms kill 2 in Mississippi, bring threats from critical fire weather to blizzard conditions across the U.S. March 4, 2025
- Supreme Court strikes down EPA rules on discharge of water pollution March 4, 2025
- Report: Shell is exploring sales of chemicals assets in U.S. and Europe March 4, 2025