Mapping a Gas Boom
Track the growing mark that energy companies have etched on Pennsylvania since first producing natural gas from its shale.
Beneath Parks and Forests
Officials realize they may not be able to protect the “Pennsylvania Wilds” and other state and national public lands from the new gas rush.
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In the Farmland, an Energy Rush
Pennsylvania sits atop one of the largest reservoirs of natural gas in the world, a resource that could boost jobs and shake up the national energy equation.
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Science of Shale Gas
By combining and super-charging old oil field technologies, U.S. energy industry innovators unlocked the natural gas found in deep shale rock.
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State Booms with New Energy
Hopes are high that jobs will flow as fast as the natural gas in the energy boom that has hit Pennsylvania.
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Shale Gas Drilling: A Changed Environment
The shale gas industry maintains that it takes care to protect drinking water and land. But mistrust has been sown as the new industry has moved into rural communities.
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Breaking Fuel From the Rock
Look beneath the surface to see the drilling technique that producers use to unlock the natural gas in shale rock.
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