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In Pennsylvania
Legislature
struggles with drilling fees The two state legislative chambers are
reversing roles on Marcellus Shale regulations, with an impact fee from the
House GOP gaining steam and the Senate delaying a vote on its levy proposal
until mid-November Post-Gazette
DEP: No damage from drilling water spill The state
Department of Environmental Protection says there’s no immediate evidence of
environmental damage from 16,800 gallons of recycled water that spilled near a
natural gas well site in southwestern Pennsylvania. A spokesman for Range
Resources which owns the Washington County well, says the spill is nonetheless
“unacceptable” Times Leader Post-Gazette
In New Jersey
Environmental agency endorses economic
growth plan The state DEP is wasting little time endorsing the objectives
of a draft blueprint proposed by the Christie administration for targeting economic
growth NJ Spotlight
Dioxin cleanup begins on Passaic River
A floating barge festooned with construction equipment was moored on the
lower Passaic River in Newark on
Monday — the most visible sign that work has begun to remove dioxin-laced
sediment along one of the most polluted waterways in the country The
Record