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Hydrofracking spurs natural gas boom
Owego, NY, Dec 09, 2009 — A new drilling method called hydrofracking has opened up previously inaccessible natural gas fields all over the country - including what's known as the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and New York's southern tier.
It's fueling a boom in natural gas production. But the water-dependent technique is generating controversy. Environmentalists are urging the states to adopt stricter regulation of natural gas drilling. That's partly because right now, hydrofracking is exempt from almost all federal regulations.
But as Samara Freemark reports, legislation currently moving through Congress would change that: Go to full article
It's fueling a boom in natural gas production. But the water-dependent technique is generating controversy. Environmentalists are urging the states to adopt stricter regulation of natural gas drilling. That's partly because right now, hydrofracking is exempt from almost all federal regulations.
But as Samara Freemark reports, legislation currently moving through Congress would change that: Go to full article
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