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Pennsylvania's shale gas impact fees set to break record this year

Revenue from Pennsylvania’s shale gas impact fee collection is on track to yield a record $275 million this year, largely on the back of high natural gas prices and a slight uptick in the number of new wells drilled.

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Pennsylvania's shale gas impact fees set to break record this year

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