According to a recent poll commissioned for the sustainably minded think tank Ohio River Valley Institute, 55% of Pennsylvania voters support the immediate or eventual end of fracking in the commonwealth.
Across Pennsylvania, debates about energy policy in the past few decades have largely centered on two issues: fracking and pipelines. It has created a conundrum for politicians, particularly for Democrats.
Amy Townsend-Small, an associate professor of environmental science at the University of Cincinnati, has been studying the second-most abundant greenhouse gas emitted through human activities for over a decade.
Downtown-based natural gas driller EQT Corp. announced a $2.9 billion acquisition Thursday, expanding its reach into the northeastern part of Pennsylvania.
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