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A hydraulic fracturing drilling rig in western Pennsylvania at night. (Credit: Ted Auch, FracTracker Alliance, 2015)

Gov. Wolf certifies emergency in oil and gas rulemaking to avoid losing federal highway funds

On Wednesday, Gov. Tom Wolf issued an emergency certification to enact rules governing the emissions of volatile organic compounds from existing shallow oil and gas sites six years after they were first mandated by federal environmental regulators.

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