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When the Land Man comes
Oct 15 2012 - 1:54pm
The financial management practices of Baltimore city public school officials were highly criticized in a scathing audit report of the school district. The report, released today by the Maryland Legislative Audits office, found numerous weaknesses in the school district’s financial procedures. Last done in 2006, the audit found significant problems with the school system’s billing and debt collection practices and payroll processes. WYPR’s Gwendolyn Glenn has more.
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Jul 21 2011 - 3:15pm
Property owners throughout the Marcellus Shale regions of Maryland and Pennsylvania tell similar stories of energy company representatives who convinced them to sign low rent leases for the rights to the natural gas deep beneath their land; leases that had few protections for the land owners. And the lesson they all say they’ve learned is simple. Don’t try to do it on your own. WYPR’s Joel McCord reports in the final installment of his series, “When the Land Man Comes.”
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Jul 20 2011 - 3:53pm
Energy companies racing for the rights to tap into the vast stores of natural gas trapped in the Marcellus Shale that underlies the mountains of Western Maryland tried many of the same tactics they used in the northern tier counties of Pennsylvania. But there was a twist. WYPR’s Joel McCord reports in the second installment of his series, “When the Land Man Comes.”
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Jul 19 2011 - 3:54pm
Efforts to tap the vast stores of natural gas trapped within the Marcellus Shale layer that stretches from New York State through Maryland have raised serious environmental concerns. But there is another concern as well; the vast disparities in leasing agreements between land owners and gas companies. WYPR’s Joel McCord examines those issues in a series that begins today, “When the Land Man Comes: Dealing for Drilling Rights in the Marcellus Shale.”
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