12/4/2012: Sasol building gas-to-liquids plant; Pittsburgh area water monitoring expands

- South African energy company Sasol is building the first U.S. commercial plant to convert natural gas to diesel and other liquid fuels. (New York Times)

- The West Virginia Water Research Institute will expand its monitoring program to all the Three Rivers to build a public database with pollution levels. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

- A new study says a set of chemicals called non-methane hydrocarbons, or NMHCs, is found in the air near drilling sites. (Inside Climate News)

- State officials will answer questions about a proposed injection well later this month. (StateImpact Pennsylvania)