Seneca Resources Leads Invasive Species Project in Tioga Forest
According to anti-drilling activists, drillers don’t care a whit about people or the environment. They go so far as to declare that shale drilling is an environmental disaster everywhere it’s done. While ALL forms of energy have their negatives, including negative impacts on the environment (wind and solar are some of the worst), shale drillers make an effort to minimize their impacts. At least, the good ones do! And it’s been our observation that the vast majority of drillers in the Marcellus/Utica are good environmental stewards. We have an example: Seneca Resources. The company successfully completed the first phase of a voluntary invasive species treatment project along Asaph Run in Tioga State Forest (Tioga County, PA). Partnering with the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), the initiative aims to restore native plant species, enhance streambank stability, and improve public recreational spaces. Read More “Seneca Resources Leads Invasive Species Project in Tioga Forest”
For the week of July 7 – 13, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica remained the same as the previous week. There were 21 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week. The Keystone State (PA) issued seven new permits. Range Resources secured three permits, spread across Beaver and Washington counties, in the southwestern part of the state. Seneca Resources received two permits in Tioga County, in the northeastern part of the state. Greylock Energy and Coterra Energy each received a single permit, in Potter and Susquehanna counties, respectively. 
The highly functional and responsible Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC), unlike its highly dysfunctional and irresponsible counterpart, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), continues to support the shale energy industry by approving water withdrawals and consumptive use for responsible and safe shale drilling. The SRBC published a notice in the June 21 Pennsylvania Bulletin that the Executive Director of the SRBC renewed 38 general water use permits in May for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Cameron, Clearfield, Lycoming, Susquehanna, Tioga, and Wyoming counties in Pennsylvania. So far in 2025, the SRBC has issued or renewed 225 general water use permits for shale gas development. 