Natural Gas Impacts
Environmental Issues
Some of the biggest challenges associated with Marcellus shale relate to environment and natural resource issues. Drilling and pipelines have the very real potential of affecting water quality and quantity, forest fragmentation, wildlife, viewsheds, land use, and other important factors.
Several major agencies have regulatory authority over Marcellus natural gas, and thus can help influence what occurs and its impacts at the local, regional, and state level.
ENVIRONMENTAL - PRESENTATIONS
- Water Quality Impacts from Natural Gas Drilling (Bryan Swistock, Water Resource Extension Associate, February 23, 2009)
- Accomodating a New Straw in the Water: Development of the Marcellus Shale Formation in the Susquehanna River Basin (Tom Beauduy, SRBC February 2, 2009)
- Gas Well Drilling and Water Resources (Bryan Swistock VTC 1-8-09)
- Above the Marcellus Shale (Margaret Brittingham)
- Community Environmental Considerations (Rebecca Dunlap)
- Wastewater Issues and Technologies (Bryan Swistock)
Environmental - Publications
- Shaping Proposed Changes to Pennsylvania's Total Dissolved Solids Standard
- Avoiding and Mitigating Soil Compaction Associated with Natural Gas Drilling
- Water Withdrawals for Development of Marcellus Shale Gas in Pennsylvania
- Forest Landowners and Natural Gas Development: Timber Resources
- Forest Landowners and Natural Gas Development (pdf)
- Protecting Water, Producing Gas (pdf)
- Gas Well Drilling and Your Private Water Supply (pdf)
- Leasing Pointers for Forest Owners (pdf)
