Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association’s Energy Roundtable tour will be held Friday, Aug. 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at Chesapeake Energy, Towanda.
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Eachus expressed "frustration" with the DEP and its handling of permit applications by Hazleton Creek Properties, LLC (HCP) to fill hundreds of acres of abandoned mines in Hazleton. He said the meeting held Aug. 31 was a "disappointment" because DEP could not answer many of the questions posed to them about this fourth permit application by HCP.
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Gas drillers must post a bond of $12,500 for each mile of paved road and $6,000 per mile for unpaved.
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