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12/28/2012: 'Promised Land' hits silver screen; EPA chief steps down

Written by Laura Olson on . Posted in Daily Headlines

- Out in select theaters today: "Promised Land," a fictional account of a driller coming into small-town Pennsylvania seeking leases. Here's the New York Times' take, and a Post-Gazette preview from earlier this month.

- EPA chief Lisa Jackson is stepping down, and a new head will be making decisions crucial to the oil and gas industry. (Reuters)

- Noble Energy Inc. is seeking a larger office in Washington County for its expanding Marcellus operations. (Pittsburgh Business Times)

- And in case you missed it earlier this week: Shell extended its land purchase agreement for its potential Beaver County project by six months. (Post-Gazette)