Fracking regulations, party-crashing protesters and other afternoon links

More links to keep you busy:
A ProPublica story finds holes in several states’ fracking disclosure regulations.
The federal Office of Surface Mining is closing a Wilkes-Barre office that dealt with anthracite coal fires.
No budget deal yet – but it looks like Republican leaders are inching closer to an agreement. The Corbett Administration made progress on another front, though, reaching a tentative contract agreement with AFSCME, who represents tens of thousands of state workers.
Anti-drilling protestors heckled a Wilkes-Barre riverfront festival over the weekend, due to the fact Chesapeake Energy had sponsored it.
 

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