1. WATER:
Utica Shale supplier halts sales indefinitely to survey reservoirs
A watershed district in eastern Ohio that covers counties overlying the oil-rich Utica Shale has decided to halt water sales from its reservoirs and lakes to the oil and gas industry pending further study. Water usage has become a flash point in oil and gas development as operators use an average of 4 million gallons to drill a single well. Go to story #1