The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing this morning on the merger between oil giant ExxonMobil and unconventional natural gas specialists XTO. Could the merger mean more hydrofracking in the future?
The list is the most complete released by any state or federal agency and could help answer concerns about hydraulic fracturing.
Pennsylvania environment officials are racing to clean up as much as 8,000 gallons of dangerous drilling fluids after a series of spills at a natural gas production site near the town of Dimock last week.
Federal environment officials investigating drinking water contamination [1] near the ranching town of Pavillion, Wyo., have found that at least three water wells contain a chemical used in the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracturing. Scientists also found traces of other contaminants, including oil, gas or metals, in 11 of 39 wells tested there since March.
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