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Republican Herald Editorial: Implement Reforms For Natural Gas Drilling, Fracking

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2023

This editorial first appeared in the Republican Herald on April 30, 2023 -- Lawmakers were so eager to accommodate the natural gas industry nearly two decades ago that they opened the rich Marcellus Shale gas field without an adequate regulatory regime. Now, the state continues to play catch-up. Now the U.S.

Republican Herald Editorial: Implement Reforms For Natural Gas Drilling, Fracking

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