Gas Drilling
There are a number of concerns about companies drilling for gas in Forward Township, especially as regards those wells drilled to access the Marcellus Shale sources.
The following are a list of articles related to drilling for gas in Forward Township / Pennsylvania, and some of the issues that local government will need to deal with:
| Source | Title of Article | Brief Description | Click Date to Read |
| Pennsylvania Association of Township Supervisors |
Legislative Testimony -Townships’ Gas-Drilling Concerns |
Drilling Issues in Townships & Possible Solution | January 2009 |
| McKeesport Daily News | Levdansky Supports Marcellus Shale Related Tax | Levdansky's Position on Drilling Related Tax | |
| Penn State College Agriculture Sciences | This is a website - http://naturalgas.extension.psu.edu/ | A primer on natural gas drilling | |
| Daily News | Levdansky critical of Marcellus Shale drilling plan | Levdansky critical of drilling on public land | |
| Daily News | Levdansky Against Lease Plan | Levdansky against Drilling in State forests |