Congress Launches Investigation Into Gas Drilling Practices

by Sabrina Shankman and Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublica, Feb. 19, 2010, 11:33 a.m.

A House committee is investigating potential environmental impacts from hydraulic fracturing, as two companies acknowledge using diesel-based fluids in their wells.

ProPublica’s Abrahm Lustgarten Wins a George Polk Award

by Mike Webb
ProPublica, Feb. 15, 2010, 9:51 p.m.

New Gas Drilling Rules, More Staff for Pennsylvania’s Environmental Agency

by Sabrina Shankman
ProPublica, Feb. 9, 2010, 1:44 p.m.

Pennsylvania is moving faster than other states to keep watch over natural gas production.

Pennsylvania’s Gas Wells Booming—But So Are Spills

by Sabrina Shankman
ProPublica, Jan. 27, 2010, 5:08 p.m.

Drilling in the Marcellus Shale is increasing in Pennsylvania, but companies are also being fined for more spills of toxic chemicals.

Stricter Rules for Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Land

by Sabrina Shankman
ProPublica, Jan. 6, 2010, 6 p.m.

A new policy announced by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will require more detailed reviews of proposed leases than under the Bush administration.