11/9/2012: River contamination clearing up; auditor general to review DEP water testing.

- Carnegie Mellon University researchers say a water quality problem in the Monongahela River that may have been linked to Marcellus Shale drilling is going away. (Associated Press)

- Ohio has caught up with Pennsylvania and West Virginia in its number of active drilling rigs. (Columbus Business First)

- The Environmental Protection Agency has issued draft permits for wastewater disposal wells in Elk and Clearfield counties. (StateImpact Pennsylvania)

- And the state's new auditor general says his first action in office will be an audit of DEP's water-testing programs. (Capitolwire)