Rebecca F. Elliott
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For much of the American shale boom of the last two decades, natural gas producers found that the more they pumped, the more demand grew, as cheaper gas displaced coal.
But here in Pennsylvania — home to one of the largest U.S. gas deposits and a critical prize in the presidential election — that is no longer the case.
The state’s hilly southwest, where gas extends beneath homes and river valleys, is so awash in the fuel that prices have cratered, drilling has slowed and thousands of jobs have disappeared.
While Pennsylvania and energy policy are...
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