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1	Secrecy in the pipeline In what should be an explosive decision, the state Commonwealth Court has ruled that Public Utility Commission records relative to the safety of natural gas pipelines are not public records.
2	Landowners Fight Eminent Domain Some of the landowners are now fighting Central New York Oil and Gas Company LLC in court, complaining that the company steamrolled them by refusing to negotiate in good faith on monetary compensation and the pipeline's location...
3	Pipeline Discussion Yields Answers, Satisfies Most A special meeting of the Wyalusing Area School Board (WASB) was conducted on Jan. 19 to allow the public and school board members to ask questions directly of those who will be in charge of the installation of the MARC 1 Pipeline, which will help to funnel natural gas out of the Marcellus shale region and on to major markets.
4	Tesmec USA Inc. offers demonstration for natural gas pipeline ditch-digging in Marcellus Shale Employees of Tesmec USA Inc, a company specializing in trench digging, notably for natural gas pipelines, met with state officials, including state Rep. Tina Pickett and a representative of state Sen. Gene Yaw, as well as Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Forestry representatives, on Thursday to demonstrate the M5 trench digger, or "trencher," a large, chainsaw-resembling machine that was being used to dig trenches for various sizes of natural gas pipelines.
5	New law paves way for more pipeline inspectors HARRISBURG - A still undetermined number of safety inspectors will work out of Scranton as a state agency expands its regulatory oversight to include the thousands of miles of gathering gas pipeline in the Marcellus Shale region of Northeast and Western Pennsylvania.
6	Rail-Trail Council signs option for pipeline easement along Susquehanna County trail The Rail-Trail Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania has signed an option for a pipeline easement in nearly 30 miles of its right of way with a Radnor, Pa.-based coal and pipeline company, the company announced on Wednesday.
7	Williams Partners agrees to buy Laser Northeast TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Natural gas distributor Williams Partners LP said Thursday that it agreed to buy the Laser Northeast Gathering System and other midstream businesses from Delphi Midstream Partners LLC for about $750 million in cash and stock.
8	Too few rules in pipeline The natural gas industry is relatively new to Pennsylvania, but nothing is new about the preferred method to transport gas - pipelines.
9	Growing gas lines see loose oversight PITTSBURGH - The blossoming growth of pipelines in Pennsylvania is expected to quadruple in the next two decades, according to a coming study, with proponents and critics weighing in to see how that will affect the state's forests, wildlife and communities.
10	Pipeline workers accused of illegal deer slaying in Wyoming County WASHINGTON TWP. - A group of seven pipeline company workers from Louisiana and Arkansas was arrested Sunday and charged with illegally killing deer in northern Wyoming County.
11	Boardwalk and Southwestern Energy Announce 15-Year Definitive Gas Gathering Agreement in the Marcellus Shale HOUSTON, Oct 10, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (NYSE:BWP) and Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) today announced that their subsidiaries, Boardwalk Field Services, LLC and Southwestern Energy Production Company, have executed a 15-year definitive gas gathering agreement which will require construction of a natural gas gathering system in Susquehanna and Lackawanna Counties, Pennsylvania. Boardwalk will own and operate the gas gathering system that will support Southwestern's development of Marcellus Shale gas wells in these counties.
12	Senator blocks pipeline safety bill on principle WASHINGTON (AP) — A senator who opposes federal regulation on philosophical grounds is single-handedly blocking legislation that would strengthen safety rules for oil and gas pipelines, a bill that even the pipeline industry and companies in his own state support.
13	Gas pipeline firm in Pa. pulls utility application HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The company that's building a 30-mile pipeline to transport natural gas from northern Pennsylvania wells says it's no longer seeking public utility status, which would have been a step toward taking private property without an owner's approval.
14	New bills address digging near gas pipelines HARRISBURG - Natural gas gathering pipelines would get some protection from accidental damage during nearby excavation work under legislation sponsored by two Northeast Pennsylvania lawmakers.
15	Gas company rep says pipeline 'will be benign' DALLAS TWP. - Chief Gathering LLC's real estate expert returned to the stand Monday to answer questions about how a proposed natural gas pipeline and metering station off Hildebrandt Road could affect the community.
16	Ensure safety of pipelines Even as hundreds of miles of new gas pipelines are built to carry Marcellus Shale gas to markets, a series of events involving older pipelines demonstrate that federal regulators must ensure pipeline safety.
17	DEP shuts down Laser pipeline in wake of spills The State Department of Environmental Protection has shut down the construction of a major natural gas pipeline in Susquehanna County.
18	Third spill at pipeline site sullies Susquehanna County creek A third spill muddied a high value Susquehanna County stream on Monday, the day state regulators allowed construction of a major natural gas pipeline to resume after two spills in five days halted the operation.
19	Gas driller opposes pipeline rules, asks landowners to raise concerns New permitting requirements affecting natural gas pipelines in Pennsylvania have raised the ire of Chesapeake Energy, which is encouraging natural gas leaseholders to join it in protesting the rules.
20	EPA Opposes MARC 1 Shale Gas Pipeline in Northeastern PA The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is throwing its considerable weight against building a new shale gas pipeline that would cross three counties in northeastern Pennsylvania.