Rep. Bill Schuster (R-PA) spoke last week at Hart Energy’s Marcellus Midstream Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. about why regulating the natural gas industry should remain in the hands of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) – and not the federal government – to ensure the fastest and safest development the Marcellus shale.

“In my opinion, Pennsylvania knows best how to develop and regulate the shale gas we have here. We’re not Texas, Oklahoma or any other state. The ‘one-size-fits-all’ federal mentality doesn’t work so we have to make sure ...