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Gas drilling fee advances in state Senate – Pocono Record

June 15, 2011
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Gas drilling fee advances in state Senate – Pocono Record

FuelFix (blog) Gas drilling fee advances in state Senate Pocono Record Drill pads like this one are sprouting up over the Marcellus shale deposits in Pennsylvania . A fee on natural gas drilling advanced in the state Senate on Tuesday. By ERIC BOEHM HARRISBURG — A fee on natural gas drilling that advanced...

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Fee for Marcellus Shale Drilling passes committee – CBS 21

June 14, 2011
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Fee for Marcellus Shale Drilling passes committee – CBS 21

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Fee for Marcellus Shale Drilling passes committee CBS 21 Mary Jo White (R-21), today approved amended legislation that would impose an impact fee on natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania . As amended by the committee, Senate Bill 1100 would set the fee at a flat $40000 in the first year...

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Santorum Talks About Energy, Economy, Morals, Health Care – WGAL Lancaster

June 14, 2011
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Santorum Talks About Energy, Economy, Morals, Health Care – WGAL Lancaster

Media Research Center Santorum Talks About Energy, Economy, Morals, Health Care WGAL Lancaster The former Pennsylvania lawmaker gave 8 On Your Side government reporter Matt Belanger an exclusive interview. Santorum offered harsh criticism of President Barack Obama, while commenting on energy, morality, the economy and health care. ... NBC's Gregory: Are Americans Really...

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Temple med school to open Pittsburgh campus – Philadelphia Inquirer

June 12, 2011
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Temple med school to open Pittsburgh campus – Philadelphia Inquirer

WDUQNews (blog) Temple med school to open Pittsburgh campus Philadelphia Inquirer "This is to allow us to attract some students from Western Pennsylvania and to educate them, ideally in a place where they will stay and practice," he said. Temple is one of seven schools in Pennsylvania that confer doctor of medicine degrees....

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Temple med school to open Pittsburgh campus | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-06-11 – Philadelphia Inquirer

June 11, 2011
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Temple med school to open Pittsburgh campus | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-06-11 – Philadelphia Inquirer

WDUQNews (blog) Temple med school to open Pittsburgh campus | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-06-11 Philadelphia Inquirer "This is to allow us to attract some students from Western Pennsylvania and to educate them, ideally in a place where they will stay and practice," he said. Temple is one of seven schools in Pennsylvania that...

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Pa. health agency doesn’t keep Marcellus database – Houston Chronicle

June 11, 2011
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Pa. health agency doesn’t keep Marcellus database – Houston Chronicle

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Pa. health agency doesn't keep Marcellus database Houston Chronicle The Pennsylvania Department of Health said Friday that it does not formally keep track of citizens' health complaints about gas drilling and has not, as a result, linked drilling to any health consequences. "We have not made a conclusive link between...

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Pa. health agency doesn’t keep Marcellus database – Wall Street Journal

June 10, 2011
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Pa. health agency doesn't keep Marcellus database Wall Street Journal The Pennsylvania Department of Health says it does not formally keep track of citizens' health complaints about gas drilling and has not, as a result, linked drilling to any health consequences. Agency spokeswoman Brandi Hunter-Davenport said Friday in ... and more??

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Pennsylvania secretary says he’s been "vilified" by foes of natural gas … – Philadelphia Inquirer

June 10, 2011
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Pennsylvania secretary says he’s been "vilified" by foes of natural gas … – Philadelphia Inquirer

Reuters India Pennsylvania secretary says he's been "vilified" by foes of natural gas ... Philadelphia Inquirer At a hearing Thursday about drilling for natural gas in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale formation, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer lamented the "radicalization" of the discourse. ... YSU Hosts Marcellus Shale Seminar WYTV ExxonMobil spends $1.69bn...

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Pa. Senate OKs bill to limit abortion coverage – BusinessWeek

June 9, 2011
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Pa. Senate OKs bill to limit abortion coverage – BusinessWeek

Patriot-News Pa. Senate OKs bill to limit abortion coverage BusinessWeek Pennsylvania's senate on Tuesday approved a bill to ban abortion coverage from policies obtained through health insurance exchanges that are to begin in 2014 under last year's landmark federal health care law -- a move that opponents say ... What about jobs? Legislature's...

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Pressure builds in Pa. for movement on a shale tax – BusinessWeek

June 9, 2011
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Pressure builds in Pa. for movement on a shale tax – BusinessWeek

Houston Chronicle (blog) Pressure builds in Pa. for movement on a shale tax BusinessWeek Accusing the government of being unable to protect the environment or public health, more than 200 people rallied on Tuesday in the Pennsylvania Capitol for tougher laws -- if not an outright ban -- on natural gas drilling as...

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