PA Marcellus News Digest February 17, 2012
Henderson claims Dr. secrecy was pushed by "enviros" (PEC), drilling increases law enforcement needs, drilling sells trucks (DUH), DCNR's Allan: obfsucates on fracking impacts' science funding cuts, fractivists to SRBC: moratorium till you do EIS, another tanker truck accident
Articles
Water tanker truck lands in creek in Monroe Twp.
Daily Review
James Loewenstein
Feb. 16
TOWANDA - The driver of a water tanker truck was transported to a local hospital after the vehicle was involved in an accident in Monroe Township Wednesday.
Link: http://thedailyreview.com/news/water-tanker-truck-lands-in-creek-in-monroe-twp-1.1272488
Daily Review
James Loewenstein
Feb. 16
TOWANDA - The driver of a water tanker truck was transported to a local hospital after the vehicle was involved in an accident in Monroe Township Wednesday.
Link: http://thedailyreview.com/news/water-tanker-truck-lands-in-creek-in-monroe-twp-1.1272488
Marcellus Shale gas drilling industry creates demand for cars in economically stagnant areas
Patriot-News
Ivey DeJesus
Feb. 16
A bellwether of the economy, the auto industry has seen its ups and downs.
Analysts are pointing to a strong year, but for a select number of car dealerships, 2012 is poised to deliver a bonanza in sales.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/02/marcellus_shale_gas_drilling_i.html
Patriot-News
Ivey DeJesus
Feb. 16
A bellwether of the economy, the auto industry has seen its ups and downs.
Analysts are pointing to a strong year, but for a select number of car dealerships, 2012 is poised to deliver a bonanza in sales.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/02/marcellus_shale_gas_drilling_i.html
Twenty-five more troopers in NEPA Shale region
Times-Tribune
Robert Swift
Feb. 17
HARRISBURG - Twenty-five state troopers have been reassigned to duty in the Marcellus Shale drilling region in Northeast Pennsylvania over the past two years in response to population growth and a corresponding increase in incidents, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan told a Senate panel Thursday.
Link: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/twenty-five-more-troopers-in-nepa-shale-region-1.1273036#axzz1mfuQFLeW
Times-Tribune
Robert Swift
Feb. 17
HARRISBURG - Twenty-five state troopers have been reassigned to duty in the Marcellus Shale drilling region in Northeast Pennsylvania over the past two years in response to population growth and a corresponding increase in incidents, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan told a Senate panel Thursday.
Link: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/twenty-five-more-troopers-in-nepa-shale-region-1.1273036#axzz1mfuQFLeW
During Budget Hearing, Allan Says StateImpact Pennsylvania Report Was “Not Accurate”
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
Feb. 17
Allan also fielded a question about StateImpact Pennsylvania’s January report documenting how he had trimmed an environmental research program’s budget by nearly 70 percent, and eliminated projects documenting climate change and natural gas drilling’s impact from a list of recommended grants.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/02/17/during-budget-hearing-allan-says-stateimpact-pennsylvania-report-was-not-accurate/
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
Feb. 17
Allan also fielded a question about StateImpact Pennsylvania’s January report documenting how he had trimmed an environmental research program’s budget by nearly 70 percent, and eliminated projects documenting climate change and natural gas drilling’s impact from a list of recommended grants.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/02/17/during-budget-hearing-allan-says-stateimpact-pennsylvania-report-was-not-accurate/
Corbett's gas fee about to evaporate
Times-Tribune
Editorial
Feb. 17
Bradford County's commissioners performed a back-handed public service this week when they demonstrated the folly, rooted in blind ideology rather than sensible policy, of the new "local impact fee" on natural gas drillers.
Link: http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/corbett-s-gas-fee-about-to-evaporate-1.1272816#axzz1mfuQFLeW
Times-Tribune
Editorial
Feb. 17
Bradford County's commissioners performed a back-handed public service this week when they demonstrated the folly, rooted in blind ideology rather than sensible policy, of the new "local impact fee" on natural gas drillers.
Link: http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/corbett-s-gas-fee-about-to-evaporate-1.1272816#axzz1mfuQFLeW
State Rep. Steve Santarsiero votes against plan for local impact fee on Marcellus Shale
Bucks Local
Feb. 17
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Steven J. Santarsiero, D-Bucks, voted against a plan for a local impact fee on Marcellus Shale gas drilling because he said the measure fails to adequately protect Pennsylvanians from the effects of drilling.
Link: http://www.buckslocalnews.com/articles/2012/02/17/bucks_news/doc4f35d76f80558313399954.txt
Bucks Local
Feb. 17
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Steven J. Santarsiero, D-Bucks, voted against a plan for a local impact fee on Marcellus Shale gas drilling because he said the measure fails to adequately protect Pennsylvanians from the effects of drilling.
Link: http://www.buckslocalnews.com/articles/2012/02/17/bucks_news/doc4f35d76f80558313399954.txt
Will the impact fee meet practicality test?
Sun-Gazette
Editorial
Feb. 16
Pennsylvania finally has a gas impact fee.
And generally speaking, that's a good thing.
The natural gas industry should be paying something for what it is extracting out of the earth in Pennsylvania. And that money needs to be funneled to agencies regulating the industry, environmentally and otherwise, as well as counties and communities hosting the industry.
Link: http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/574602/Will-the-impact-fee-meet-practicality-test-.html?nav=5004
Sun-Gazette
Editorial
Feb. 16
Pennsylvania finally has a gas impact fee.
And generally speaking, that's a good thing.
The natural gas industry should be paying something for what it is extracting out of the earth in Pennsylvania. And that money needs to be funneled to agencies regulating the industry, environmentally and otherwise, as well as counties and communities hosting the industry.
Link: http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/574602/Will-the-impact-fee-meet-practicality-test-.html?nav=5004
Comments on gas impact fee expected at today's meeting of the Bradford County commissioners
Daily Review
Feb. 16
Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko says he expects there will be members of the public attending today's meeting of the Bradford County commissioners to provide input on whether an impact fee on gas drilling should be established in Bradford County.
Link: http://thedailyreview.com/news/comments-on-gas-impact-fee-expected-at-today-s-meeting-of-the-bradford-county-commissioners-1.1272530
Daily Review
Feb. 16
Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko says he expects there will be members of the public attending today's meeting of the Bradford County commissioners to provide input on whether an impact fee on gas drilling should be established in Bradford County.
Link: http://thedailyreview.com/news/comments-on-gas-impact-fee-expected-at-today-s-meeting-of-the-bradford-county-commissioners-1.1272530
County to seek Marcellus fees
Observer-Reporter
Barbara S. Miller
Feb. 16
In accordance with legislation Gov. Tom Corbett signed Monday, Washington County commissioners are preparing to advertise a proposed ordinance to allow the county and its municipalities to receive impact fees from the Marcellus Shale gas industry.
Link: http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/Story/02-16-2012-WashCo-gas-ordinance
Observer-Reporter
Barbara S. Miller
Feb. 16
In accordance with legislation Gov. Tom Corbett signed Monday, Washington County commissioners are preparing to advertise a proposed ordinance to allow the county and its municipalities to receive impact fees from the Marcellus Shale gas industry.
Link: http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/Story/02-16-2012-WashCo-gas-ordinance
Industry Objects to Federal Plans to Regulate Fracking on Public Lands
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
Feb. 16
Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar says drillers will have to comply with new rules when it comes to fracking on public lands.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/02/16/industry-objects-to-federal-plans-to-regulate-fracking-on-public-lands/
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
Feb. 16
Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar says drillers will have to comply with new rules when it comes to fracking on public lands.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/02/16/industry-objects-to-federal-plans-to-regulate-fracking-on-public-lands/
Impact Fee Authors Say Public Health Expert’s Fears Unfounded
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
Feb. 16
As public health advocates raise alarms over language in the new state impact fee law that they say would violate medical ethics, key authors of the legislation say it was environmentalists who lobbied for the language.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/02/16/impact-fee-authors-say-public-health-experts-fears-unfounded/
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
Feb. 16
As public health advocates raise alarms over language in the new state impact fee law that they say would violate medical ethics, key authors of the legislation say it was environmentalists who lobbied for the language.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/02/16/impact-fee-authors-say-public-health-experts-fears-unfounded/
Activists tell commission to stop new permits for Pennsylvania fracking
Platts
Bill Holland
Feb. 16
Environmental activists from groups as large as the Sierra Club and as small as a high school urged the Susquehanna River Basin Commission on Thursday to stop approving water withdrawal permits for hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania until more environmental study has been completed.
Link: http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/NaturalGas/6967296
Platts
Bill Holland
Feb. 16
Environmental activists from groups as large as the Sierra Club and as small as a high school urged the Susquehanna River Basin Commission on Thursday to stop approving water withdrawal permits for hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania until more environmental study has been completed.
Link: http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/NaturalGas/6967296
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