Governor Hogan will now face an act of aggression from savvy gas and oil legal teams. The negativity that accompanies eminent domain land gr

Columbia Gas, which is owned by TransCanada, requires “right-of-way” easement to be approved by the Board. Without it, TransCanada cannot bu

Issues addressed included the economy and taxes, minimum wage, paid sick leave, fair scheduling, liquor laws, shoreline erosion, Wolf Den Ru

Garrett County's previous Comprehensive Plan included hydraulic fracturing as part of their economic development strategy. With a ban in

The primary and almost exclusive focus of the fracking debate has been centered on Garrett County, which is where we focused our attention i

EHEA heard nearly seven hours of testimony over the ban bill on March 28. Since then growing tensions over which bill will emerge the victor

Dominion has a documented pattern of lying to or misleading various agencies in their application processes. Many members of the public mist

In addition to the Appalachian fields, which includes the Marcellus shale in Western Maryland, other shale fields are throughout our state,

As the fracking campaigns ramps up, be careful what you read and always look for the source of information, or who is funding it. Google the

In the last comparable general election in 2014 approximately 9,000 votes were cast by just under 50% of the registered voters in Garrett Co

"It is not safe. It has not been done safely in any state in this country," Zirkin continues to explain. He follows with study aft

It’s time that the people be given a voice and presence in the public square instead of feeling that they have little control over continued

She said that she thought that 100% percent of the people in Garrett County were in favor of fracking. Not 55%, or 75%, but 100% percent of

We are quite sure that there are many others who share our values, public health concerns, and concern for the environment who would also be

Select the bill number to link to the Maryland Government website for up-to-date information. Then, select the "Documents" tab to

Not only does he not represent the majority of Western Marylanders who want to keep fracking out of their state, but he seems to contradict

In a recent poll, over 70 percent of Baltimore voters said they want to ban fracking. Every statewide poll has the margin at about 2 to 1 ag

If that bill passes and we face a referendum, maybe we’ll decide to go ahead and approve fracking here. But if so, we need to do it with ful

With all these failings, and a lack of state examination, Maryland would be negligent to allow fracking to occur. States like Pennsylvania,

When Beitzel testified to the ALER Committee on December 20, he did not say how much closer he thought was appropriate…1,000’, 500’, 250’? B