The Center for Sustainable Shale Development said Tuesday it certified Consol Energy’s Appalachian Basin operations as having successfully completed the its rigorous evaluation and verification ...

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Sustainable Shale Development (CSSD), a collaborative between environmental organizations and energy companies to encourage prudent and ...

A new center announced nine months ago to provide shale gas producers with certification of performance standards for shale development in the Appalachian basin said Tuesday it’s officially ready to ...

A controversial new certification process that could cover a significant portion of the U.S. oil-and-gas "fracking" industry began accepting applications on Tuesday, indicating the formal start of an ...