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There are no definitive findings that Marcellus Shale drilling activity has affected crime rates in Pennsylvania, but more study is needed, according to a preliminary report conducted recently by the Justice Center for Research at Penn State. The report was produced in response to public concerns that crime rates may be on the rise in areas experiencing drilling-related population growth. (more)
School districts in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania can expect significant impacts as a result of the booming natural gas drilling industry. The implications of the gas industry are the theme of an upcoming one-day conference at Penn State. The March 15 conference, "Understanding and Preparing for Marcellus Shale Impacts in Your School District," will be held at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's University Park campus. Educators, school administrators, and community stakeholders in the gas-drilling region are urged to attend. (more)
Terry Engelder, professor of geosciences at Penn State, has been named one of Foreign Policy Magazine's "Top 100 Global Thinkers" for 2011. (more)
A Web-based seminar sponsored by Penn State Extension will examine how Marcellus Shale natural-gas development is affecting agriculture in Pennsylvania. (more)
A study of more than 200 drinking-water wells near Marcellus Shale natural-gas wells in 20 counties did not find statistically significant evidence of contamination from hydraulic fracturing -- a process used by gas drillers to release natural gas using a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemical additives. The study was conducted by researchers and extension educators in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. (more)
Penn State Extension will sponsor a Web-based seminar at 1 p.m. on Oct. 20 that will examine the need for and performance of compressor stations in natural-gas pipeline delivery systems.
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Development of a database that will be able to track potential impacts of Marcellus Shale activity on water quality is the focus of a new $750,000 research collaboration led by Penn State researchers.
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Marcellus Shale Research Network will consolidate and routinely update water data being collected by watershed groups, government agencies, industry stakeholders and universities as a searchable database. The project also will facilitate and train additional community groups in how to organize, collect and interpret water data. (more)
A science- and energy-based program focusing on Pennsylvania counties with natural gas exploration and production, and developed by a multidisciplinary team of Penn State researchers, is part of a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). (more)
The Penn State Beaver Office of Continuing Education has been approved by Penn State Abington to offer a series of courses that meet requirements for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit. Each class will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays in Room 16 at the Student Union Building on Beaver campus. The fee is $40 per course. To register for any course, contact Continuing Education at 724-773-3700 or beaverce@psu.edu, or visit www.beaver.psu.edu. (more)
A new study examining the Marcellus Shale natural-gas boom in Pennsylvania suggests that, although development of this resource is having a positive economic impact in the state, the net benefits may be more modest than previously reported. (more)
