https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2014/02/07/what-about-fracking-in-state-and-national-forest-lands/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2014/02/07/what-about-fracking-in-state-and-national-forest-lands/#comment-50266 Howard Y. Carter Sun, 09 Feb 2014 04:34:38 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=10976#comment-50266 Pennsylvania is no stranger to extractive industries, like timber. By the early 20th century, its forests were decimated. Today they've grown back and trees are harvested sustainably. But, Pennsylvania has emerged as the fastest-growing state in the nation for natural gas production — with hydraulic fracturing technology unlocking vast amounts of gas in the Marcellus Shale. Scientists say this surge in gas development is having new kinds of dramatic effects on forests. Pennsylvania has roughly 2 million acres of public forest land; about a third of it is available for drilling. Pennsylvania is no stranger to extractive industries, like timber. By the early 20th century, its forests were decimated. Today they’ve grown back and trees are harvested sustainably. But, Pennsylvania has emerged as the fastest-growing state in the nation for natural gas production — with hydraulic fracturing technology unlocking vast amounts of gas in the Marcellus Shale. Scientists say this surge in gas development is having new kinds of dramatic effects on forests. Pennsylvania has roughly 2 million acres of public forest land; about a third of it is available for drilling.

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