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“Typical” Michigan Oil and Gas Lease Auction Casts Doubt on Collingwood Shale Formation
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Earlier auction that set state records prompted projections of a new natural gas boom.
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Photo Slideshow: Michigan’s New Natural Gas Rush — The Landowners’ Perspectives
Who owns the land that could feed the United States' natural gas needs?
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Infographic: Anatomy of a Gas Well
Several layers of steel casing typically enclose a well bore and the empty spaces between can be sealed with cement.
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Infographic: What is Hydraulic Fracturing?
Hydraulic fracturing is a process used in nine out of 10 natural gas wells in the United States.
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EPA Announces Study to Re-Examine the Health Risks of Hydrofracking
States have begun implementing stricter standards for the controversial natural gas drilling process.
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Michigan’s New Natural Gas Rush: Energy and Water in Play
Unprecedented mineral leasing could be big for energy production and hydraulic fracturing.
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States Seek Profit, Regulation from Natural Gas Drilling
Pennsylvania's latest budget proposal includes a tax on energy firms that tap the state’s shale gas reserves.
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NYC Seeks to Ban Gas Drilling Within the City’s Watershed
Fracking could contaminate New York’s unfiltered water supply and require costly filtration, report says.
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Peter Gleick: What the Frack? Poisoning Water for Energy Profits
Injecting water, chemicals, and sand to "frack" the gas from shale rock formations.