Gas Drilling Not Damaging Forests' Waterways, State Finds -
"Pennsylvania's state forests agency says it isn't finding damage to waterways amid the expansion of natural gas drilling in recent years, although it is reporting a growth of invasive plants where land is being cleared."
Why this is important: This is another instance of well-documented support for the fact that natural gas drilling does not have material environmental impacts when such operations are handled in a responsible manner. Natural gas development itself is not a major factor in the introduction of non-native invasive plant species....
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