Drillers paid just over $200 million last year, about $51 million less than in 2018. The money goes to communities where drilling happens, to help offset the effects of the industry.
The Environmental Integrity Project says about a million more pounds of nitrogen pollution are getting into the bay. Half of Pa. land drains into the Chesapeake.
Allegheny College and Dickinson College join only a handful of other schools across the nation to do the same. Both schools say a big part of their role is to educate the next generation of climate leaders.
