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Drillers dig in for records

The recorder’s office at the Mahoning County Courthouse resembles the bustling atmosphere of the stock exchange more than the typical librarylike card room.

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Ruling keeps Patriot Water project afloat

The Ohio Environmental Review Appeals Commission ruled Thursday that the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency did not prove that it unlawfully granted Patriot Water Treatment LLC and Warren permits for brine-water disposal.


Hagan seeks hearings on fracking

State Rep. Robert F. Hagan of Youngstown, D-60th, penned an open letter to Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder asking for hearings about fracking.


Fracking protesters vow to fight charges in court

Seven people opposed to the fracking process had to come up with cash to get out of jail after being charged in the blocking of a water- disposal truck at a city business this week.


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YSU, VAM put wham in chamber shale show

Bill Snyder of Marietta tries his hand at a virtual welder at the Youngstown Ohio Utica and Natural Gas conference Wednesday at the Covelli Centre.

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Youngstown police arrest 7 fracking protesters

While thousands learned about the Utica Shale industry inside the Covelli Centre, Youngstown police arrested seven environmental protesters on the city’s West Side.

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Youngstown police arrest protesters at D&L site

Youngstown police arrest protesters at D&L site

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100 downtown protesters oppose fracking

About 100 fracking protestors are standing outside the First National Tower downtown.

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V&M announces $57 million expansion

V&M Star has announced a $57 million dollar expansion project that could create 100 new jobs.

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New YSU institute to offer Utica Shale-related minor program

Youngstown State University today announced plans for a Natural Gas and Water Resources Institute to better prepare its students for jobs related to the Utica Shale.


YSU plans Natural Gas and Water Resources Institute

Youngstown State University plans a Natural Gas and Water Resources Institute as part of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.


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LIVE: Coverage of today's Chamber event on fracking

Police arrested seven protesters today after they blocked trucks from entering and leaving a D&L Energy well site on Ohio Works Drive. The protest took place while thousands took part in the Youngstown Ohio Utica and Natural Gas conference and expo at the Covelli Centre.

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Group remains conservative to oil, gas industry

Television ads and talking heads spew the virtues of shale drilling across America, but at least one group remains conservative to the booming oil-and-gas industry — research analysts.


Hagan backs drilling halt

The Mahoning Valley’s latest earthquake — a magnitude 2.1 early Friday — wasn’t significant enough to shake many area homes, but it was apparently big enough to rattle state Rep. Robert F. Hagan all the way in New York.


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Youngstown reflects revival of the Rust Belt

A rare sight in hard-luck Youngstown, a new industrial plant, has generated hope that a surge in oil and natural-gas drilling across a multistate region might jump-start a revival in Rust Belt manufacturing.

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