Official Raises Red Flags On Gas Drilling
By: Kevin Valentine
Updated: May 4, 2010
PITTSBURGH - Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger is raising some red flags about increased gas drilling in the state's Marcellus shale.
In a speech Monday to the Marcellus Shale Policy Conference at Duquesne University, Hanger outlined a laundry list of tasks that should be completed to protect the state's environmental resources.
According to Hanger, Pennsylvania needs tougher regulations for gas drilling, a severance tax on extracted gas and independent enforcement.
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