10/18/2012: Supremes hear Act 13 case; new web research tool for shale facts

Written by Laura Olson on Thursday, 18 October 2012 1:03 pm. Posted in Daily Headlines

- The state Supreme Court is weighing legal questions over the new Marcellus Shale drilling law folowing Wednesday's standing-room-only hearing in Pittsburgh. (Post-Gazette)

- A new website boasts more than 1,200 research articles on shale drilling. (Post-Gazette)

- There are no horizontal wells within five miles of the drilling hub of Williamsport, meaning it will receive fewer fee dollars than expected. (Williamsport Sun-Gazette)

- The Marcellus Shale Coalition defended the number of industry workers hired from within Pennsylvania during a Tuesday event in New York. (Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin)