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Local exposure to Pennsylvania fracking sites impacts health of newborns

Local exposure to Pennsylvania fracking sites impacts health of newborns

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U.S. passes new regulations for fracking on federal land

U.S. passes new regulations for fracking on federal land

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Poll: Americans split on support for fracking

Poll: Americans split on support for fracking

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Chemical used in fracking found in Pa. drinking water

Industry disputes report which found cancer-causing compound in water

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EPA study: Fracking has not led to 'widespread, systemic pollution'

Study finds some drinking water vulnerabilities

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Environmentalists form coalition to fight against 'dirty energy' in N.J.

Environmentalists and other groups in New Jersey have joined forces to address the state's energy policies.

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Study: Gas drilling, premature births linked in Pennsylvania

According to a study released earlier this week, women in Pennsylvania have a higher risk of premature births and high-risk pregnancies when they are exposed to unconventional natural gas development,...

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Pennsylvania sues fracking company on behalf of 4,000 landowners

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has filed a lawsuit against Oklahoma-based gas drilling company Chesapeake Energy Corps. claiming that defendant had landowners sign "deceptive" leases that...

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Pa. man fired for racist tirade at anti-fracking protest says his comments...

A Pennsylvania man has been fired from his job with a land management company after a video surfaced online showing him spew racial insults at a peaceful protest held by anti-fracking activists against...

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Pennsylvania couples win $4.24 million in lawsuit against fracking company

Two couples from northeastern Pennsylvania's Dimock Township have been awarded $4.7 million after a federal jury reached a verdict Thursday in a lawsuit against Houston-based Cabot Oil & Gas Corp,...

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Pennsylvania AG candidate Shapiro calls for fracking accountability

Fresh off of an endorsement from President Obama, Montgomery County Commissioner and Democratic Attorney General candidate Josh Shapiro has released a new television ad this week calling on natural gas...

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Anti-fracking activists put fake poop under DNC donkeys

Group says stunt is to raise awareness about 'crappy' Democratic platform

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Study: Pennsylvanians living near fracking sites more prone to asthma attacks

Researchers find link between residency near natural gas drilling and higher odds of exacerbations

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Anti-fracking advocates to march down Market Street prior to DNC

Thousands of environmental advocates will march throughout Philadelphia on Sunday, prior to the Democratic National Convention, urging Pennsylvania officials to ban fracking for natural gas in favor of...

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Severance tax on natural gas drillers no longer worth the price

Senate Republicans will not allow even a modest severance tax without exacting provisions that would significantly compromise the state Department of Environmental Protection’s ability to regulate the...

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Local exposure to Pennsylvania fracking sites impacts health of newborns

Local exposure to Pennsylvania fracking sites impacts health of newborns

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N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy calls for full fracking ban in Delaware River Basin

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called Wednesday for a full fracking ban in the Delaware River Basin

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Gov. Wolf funds two studies on fracking health impacts, possible cancer link...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf will provide $3 million in state funding for two studies examining the health impacts of fracking on communities surrounded by natural gas drilling operations. 

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Renewable natural gas is now available to Philly residents

Renewable natural gas is now an alternate fuel option for all PGW and PECO customers. The service is available through The Energy Co-op, a cooperative started by the Weavers Way Co-op in 1979....

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Amidst fracking debate, more natural gas pipelines being considered for...

Plans for two natural gas pipelines that would run through Pennsylvania and New Jersey face hurdles from regulators and courts, as leaders in Washington, D.C. prepared to debate the future legality of...

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