PG coverage of the Marcellus Shale issue
An index to the Post-Gazette's news coverage, editorials and opinion pieces on Marcellus Shale.
NEWS COVERAGE
- Two approaches to drilling (12/26/10)
- Grants to educate public on Marcellus Shale drilling issues (12/24/10)
- State residents support shale gas tax, polls say (12/23/10)
- Polls on Marcellus Shale drilling released (12/21/10)
- Corbett nominates three to cabinet (12/19/10)
- Shale drillers anticipate creating more jobs (12/16/10)
- Dura-Bond says new facility will bring jobs (12/16/10)
- Council votes to discourage shale production at Powdermill (12/11/10)
- Marcellus Shale talk in Mt. Lebanon draws 100 (12/09/10)
- Pittsburgh council opposes drilling at nature reserve (12/07/10)
- On the docket Pittsburgh (12/06/10)
- Gas promotion bill is a long shot (12/05/10)
- Shale industry delivers message to chambers of commerce (12/02/10)
- Drilling activities are revving up in Westmoreland (12/02/10)
- Jefferson County borough sues shale well developers (11/29/10)
- New study promotes habitat-based development (11/21/10)
- Foes of shale drilling take message to Green Tree (11/20/10)
- Energy companies oppose tougher regs on gas drilling (11/19/10)
- Marcellus Shale drilling banned in some areas of South Fayette (11/18/10)
- Many towns draft 'proactive' drilling ordinances (11/18/10)
- City OKs ban on gas drilling (11/17/10)
- Council bans gas drilling in city (11/16/10)
- Fracking company to build Fayette County complex (11/16/10)
- Corbett sharpening budget ax (11/15/10)
- Pipeline companies may seek eminent domain (11/14/10)
- Qatar exec: Shale gas not cheap, copious (11/11/10)
- Chevron buys into shale gas (11/10/10)
- Pittsburgh moves ahead with controversial gas drilling ban (11/10/10)
- Chevron to buy Atlas Energy in $4.3 billion deal (11/9/10)
- Lawyering up: Firms slowly beginning to add staff to handle energy, family cases (11/8/10)
- The lure of Powdermill: Nature reserve vs. gas reserve (11/6/10)
- Thousands join shale drilling conference (11/4/10)
- Drilling opponents rally Downtown (11/3/10)
- Corbett discusses his plans as governor (11/3/10)
- Pittsburgh area energy firms: The cat that swallowed the canary (11/2/10)
- Rendell halts natural gas drilling (10/27/10)
- Rendell to order halt to gas wells (10/26/10)
- Rendell blasts Legislature for inaction (10/25/10)
- Rendell to call for gas lease moratorium in state forests (10/25/10)
- Gov. Rendell declares shale gas tax dead (10/22/10)
- Council postpones vote to ban Marcellus Shale gas drilling in Pittsburgh (10/21/10)
- Rendell declares shale gas tax dead for this year (10/21/10)
- Council postpones Marcellus Shale vote (10/20/10)
- Murrysville residents pack Marcellus Shale meeting (10/20/10)
- Council hears sharp warnings against Marcellus Shale drilling (10/19/10)
- Council hears opinions on shale drilling dangers, limits (10/18/10)
- Onorato, Corbett exchange barbs in debate (10/17/10)
- Murrysville: Any comments on proposed gas drilling law? (10/14/10)
- Ads say Range Resources is a responsible driller (10/13/10)
- State far away from shale gas compromise, Senate GOP says (10/12/10)
- Rendell pushes hard for shale gas tax (10/12/10)
- Rendell cites some progress in shale tax talks (10/11/10)
- Rendell can't force session on gas tax (10/9/10)
- Senate leaders refuse call for holiday session on shale gas tax (10/8/10)
- Rendell urges action on Marcellus Shale tax (10/7/10)
- Murrysville's proposed natural gas drilling ordinance on website for review (10/7/10)
- Crackdown targets trucks hauling Marcellus wastewater (10/6/10)
- Energy law firms booming (10/4/10)
- Township loses battle against gas firms over drilling (10/3/10)
- Candidates spar over gas industry contributions (10/2/10)
- Homeland Security chief Powers resigns (10/2/10)
- State Homeland Security chief resigns (10/1/10)
- House passes shale gas production tax (9/30/10)
- 2002 court case proved windfall for shale drillers (9/29/10)
- Pennsylvania House panel suggests 'highest shale tax in U.S.' (9/28/10)
- State government too abstract, too far down road to stir voters' imaginations (9/26/10)
- Officials to testify on anti-terror contract (9/23/10)
- West Municipal News -- Marcellus Shale drilling is coming to South Fayette (9/23/10)
- Groups rally for Marcellus Shale gas drilling restrictions (9/22/10)
- Marcellus Shale taxes, drilling rules on state agenda today (9/21/10)
- Furor builds over 'anti-terror' bulletins (9/21/10)
- ACLU seeks more info on anti-terrorism bulletins (9/20/10)
- 'Bulletins' warned of gas activism (9/18/10)
- State's homeland security chief goes in hiding (9/17/10)
- Analysis: Terrorism advisory group aided Marcellus industry (9/16/10)
- Shale adviser Ridge calls anti-terror pact 'bizarre' (9/16/10)
- Philadelphia firm wrongly targeted activists (9/15/10)
- Ridge says Rendell right to cancel terrorism research pact (9/15/10)
- Marcellus Shale gas tax still faces significant hurdles (9/14/10)
- Groups protest 'forced pooling' in proposed gas tax (9/14/10)
- Some Democratic legislators push for shale gas tax (9/13/10)
- Council to hold hearing on shale gas drilling (9/13/10)
- Increased gas drilling has impact on schools (9/11/10)
- State website gives peek at shale gas production (9/11/10)
- EPA asks companies to disclose chemicals used in 'fracking' (9/10/10)
- Lawrenceville has its say on shale drilling (9/10/10)
- Governor pushes for passage of Marcellus Shale tax (9/9/10)
- Rendell: No drilling moratorium (9/8/10)
- Gas-drilling moratorium won't happen here, governor says (9/7/10)
- Notebook: Marcellus Shale gas on the burner (9/5/10)
- Universities to study shale drilling issues (9/4/10)
- Universities plan study in planned shale drill area (9/3/10)
- Onorato decides to back shale gas extraction tax (9/2/10)
- Murrysville panel creating law on shale drilling (9/2/10)
- Region's jobless rate continues to climb (8/31/10)
- Group touring state to push for Marcellus gas tax (8/30/10)
- Unions want their piece of shale business (8/29/10)
- Do gas wells pose health risk? (8/28/10)
- Gov. Rendell pushes for shale gas tax (8/28/10)
- Filmmaker to discuss gas drilling after screening tonight (8/27/10)
- McCandless begins ordinance draft that would designate drill locations (8/26/10)
- McCandless starts work on drilling ordinance (8/24/10)
- Gas drilling group wants low well tax (8/20/10)
- Rendell moves to close state budget deficit (8/19/10)
- South Fayette will discuss gas drilling on public land (8/19/10)
- Proposed gas drilling ban in city wins friends, foes such as Tom Ridge (8/18/10)
- Rendell: All state departments must cut spending by 2 percent (8/18/10)
- Ridge pushes for environmentally safe gas drilling (8/17/10)
- Councilman to propose gas drilling ban in city; Ravenstahl opposes idea (8/17/10)
- Pittsburgh councilman wants to ban Marcellus drilling (8/16/10)
- Emergency responders hired for gas well drilling accidents (8/13/10)
- Marcellus Shale vote delayed in Cranberry (8/12/10)
- Rendell proposes cuts, natural gas tax to fill hole (8/11/10)
- The heavy lifting (8/8/10)
- Cranberry postpones vote on Marcellus drilling ordinance (8/6/10)
- North Fayette supervisors OK natural gas lease (8/5/10)
- Report: Well drilling violations near 1,500 for Marcellus Shale (8/3/10)
- Ridge brings team to boost shale drilling (8/3/10)
- Ridge's firms to get $900,000 for pushing Marcellus drilling (8/2/10)
- Marcellus Shale Coalition hires Ridge as adviser (7/31/10)
- Former Gov. Ridge joins Marcellus Shale Coalition (7/30/10)
- Fish commission wants chunk of any Marcellus tax revenue (7/29/10)
- Wells of wealth -- or woe? Questions waft from Marcellus Shale drilling sites (7/29/10)
- Meeting set in Lawrenceville on Marcellus Shale drilling (7/28/10)
- Better emergency response proposed for oil, gas wells (7/27/10)
- Hearings to spotlight safety issues at gas wells (7/26/10)
- Casey hearing addresses gas, oil well safety (7/26/10)
- Well blast prompts call for stricter regs (7/25/10)
- 1,200 hear Marcellus Shale debate (7/23/10)
- Landowners settle with Marcellus Shale driller (7/23/10)
- Marcellus Shale drilling raises many legal issues in Murrysville (7/22/10)
- Economist defends method used to extract natural gas (7/22/10)
- Pittsburgh City Council calls for moratorium on Marcellus Shale drilling (7/21/10)
- Pittsburgh Council wants state moratorium on Marcellus drilling (7/20/10)
- Business news brief for 7/16/10 (7/16/10)
- The East at a glance (7/15/10)
- Two drillers fined for Pennsylvania gas well blowout (7/14/10)
- North Fayette approves lease for gas drilling (7/14/10)
- Getting vocal over gas well drilling (7/13/10)
- Tougher regulations sought on drill operations (7/13/10)
- Council to discuss natural gas drilling (7/10/10)
- North Huntingdon weighs legal options on gas drilling restrictions (7/8/10)
- Allegheny County Council to hold Marcellus hearing (7/7/10)
- Courses tap into Marcellus Shale fever (7/6/10)
- Pa. budget called a 'shell game' (7/5/10)
- Budget's final pieces in place (7/4/10)
- Legislature creates office to project budget costs (7/3/10)
- Rendell 'concerned' about last-minute state budget delay (7/2/10)
- Cranberry working on ordinance to control Marcellus Shale drilling (7/1/10)
- For the first time in 2 1/2 years, state funds improve, Rendell says (7/1/10)
- City residents request Marcellus Shale hearing (6/30/10)
- Natural gas tax foreseen by October (6/30/10)
- Penn State officials address Marcellus Shale issues in Murrysville (6/24/10)
- Officials worry about Marcellus drilling in city (6/23/10)
- City weighing Marcellus Shale drilling concerns (6/20/10)
- Marcellus drillers face stringent wastewater regulations (6/18/10)
- Head of DEP wants tougher well oversight (6/17/10)
- Pa. budget vote pulled as House members disagree on gas tax (6/16/10)
- Disagreements delay proposed Marcellus Shale gas tax (6/15/10)
- Sestak, Toomey on opposite sides of energy debate (6/14/10)
- Marcellus Shale gas drilling put under microscope (6/13/10)
- Under siege by Marcellus marauders (6/13/10)
- State probes safety of Marcellus drilling sites (6/12/10)
- Pa. reviews work of gas driller involved in W.Va. blast (6/11/10)
- Natural gas could fuel job boom (6/10/10)
- Commercial developers interested in former Mayview Hospital parcel (6/10/10)
- Marcellus gas flare may burn for days (6/9/10)
- DEP orders contractor to stop work on Marcellus wells (6/9/10)
- Accidents bring calls to suspend shale drilling (6/8/10)
- Burning questions at gas well (6/8/10)
- 7 hurt in W.Va. gas well explosion (6/7/10)
- Anglers concerned about decline in Monongahela River fishing (6/6/10)
- Marcellus Shale well shoots gas into sky for hours (6/5/10)
- Movie Preview: 'Gasland' documentary gets sneak peek at the Byham (6/4/10)
- Authorities promote gas drilling at Green Tree rail yard (6/3/10)
- Mon, upper Delaware on list of 'most endangered' rivers in U.S. (6/3/10)
- Consol completes buyback of CNX Gas spinoff (6/2/10)
- State budget deficit grows to $1.23 billion (6/1/10)
- Shell buys Marshall company to access Marcellus Shale land (5/29/10)
- Murrysville committee will advise on gas drilling rules (5/27/10)
- Study: Marcellus Shale will bring 212,000 jobs (5/26/10)
- Labor unions pressuring legislators to avoid layoffs to balance state budget (5/25/10)
- Shannopin Country Club drilled on gas lease plan (5/20/10)
- Tighter wastewater rules advance for gas wells (5/18/10)
- State board recommends new gas drilling regulations (5/17/10)
- Lawyer to help Butler County with sale of mineral rights (5/13/10)
- Climate bill lacks support of GOP (5/13/10)
- Four battling over House seat in 48th District (5/12/10)
- Energy industry pumps legislators (5/12/10)
- Groups turn spotlight on drillers' campaign cash (5/11/10)
- Clean water proposal would benefit parks (5/9/10)
- Marcellus Shale drilling discussed at Murrysville meeting (5/6/10)
- Consol CEO 'would love' to sell water (5/5/10)
- DEP secretary issues warning at Marcellus Shale conference at Duquesne University (5/4/10)
- DEP head wants tougher laws on shale gas drilling (5/3/10)
- State budget deficit tops $1 billion (5/3/10)
- Ecological research center closed by Fish and Boat (5/2/10)
- The week that was: Unemployment falling (5/2/10)
- 'Let's make a deal' prevails in energy sector (4/30/10)
- Consol, CNX see declines in profits (4/30/10)
- More information wanted on Marcellus Shale project in Murrysville (4/29/10)
- Corporate earnings (4/29/10)
- Democratic candidates for governor emphasize differences (4/28/10)
- Bacteria help solve problem by cleaning gas byproduct (4/22/10)
- International officials gather in Pittsburgh as city kicks off series of environmental events (4/22/10)
- State eyes Marcellus Shale gas drillers (4/21/10)
- Company works to clean up gas drilling (4/21/10)
- Special session on Pa. transportation funds expected May4 (4/20/10)
- Outdoors by the numbers ... 64 (4/18/10)
- Anglers to cast lines on native fish (4/17/10)
- Jobs in state grow by 22,600 in March (4/16/10)
- Marcellus Shale meeting held (4/15/10)
- The week that was: Fifth and Forbes, redux (4/11/10)
- Where are all the Marcellus Shale jobs? (4/9/10)
- State wants to tighten controls on waste water from gas wells (4/8/10)
- Pa. GOP predicts millions in red by July (4/1/10)
- State faces tough budget choices, top GOP senator warns (3/31/10)
- Hoeffel criticizes Corbett on health care (3/30/10)
- Consol purchases more CNX shares (3/23/10)
- The week that was: In case you missed it ... (3/21/10)
- EPA to investigate hydraulic drilling (3/19/10)
- PUC sets hearing on Marcellus Shale pipes (3/18/10)
- EPA to study water pollution from Marcellus Shale drilling (3/18/10)
- Consol in $3.5 billion gas deal to buy 500,000 acres in Marcellus Shale (3/16/10)
- Neighbors take a stand on noise, odor of gas drilling (3/14/10)
- Organizers of World Environment Day unveil theme of the six-week event (3/12/10)
- Marcellus Shale drilling approved amid residents' concerns (3/11/10)
- Some House Dems oppose more gas leases in state forests (3/9/10)
- Fishing: John Arway takes the helm of an agency on troubled waters (3/7/10)
- Officials OK plan to drill Marcellus Shale for natural gas (3/4/10)
- EQT buying 58,000 acres in Marcellus Shale area (3/2/10)
- $53 million Washington-Greene gas pipeline plan is topic of meeting (3/1/10)
- Marcellus Shale could be a boon or bane for land owners (2/28/10)
- Natural gas workers boost real estate market (2/28/10)
- Rendell stumps for tax plan (2/26/10)
- DEP plans to boost numbers of drilling inspectors (2/23/10)
- Gas well foes vow to fight Rendell (2/22/10)
- Nova signs partnership deal for Marcellus Shale pipeline (2/12/10)
- Those facing new levy under Rendell budget plan voice displeasure (2/10/10)
- Rendell's $29 billion budget lifts 74 sales tax exemptions (2/9/10)
- Residents question ability to regulate drilling (2/4/10)
- Democrats for governor face off (2/1/10)
- EPA has tip line to report gas well drilling problems (1/27/10)
- Marcellus Shale group leader excited (1/24/10)
- Rendell hopes to generate $100 million with natural gas tax (1/15/10)
- Leases of state forest land for gas drilling prove lucrative (1/15/10)
EDITORIALS, OPINION, COLUMNS
- Editorial / Perspectives: Cutting edge: On liquor control, the lie of the year, rockin' Pat Robertson and more (12/26/10)
- Editorial / Perspectives: Cutting edge (12/05/10)
- PG columnist / Dan Simpson: Sign of good news to come (12/1/10)
- PG columnist / Brian O'Neill: Drill for gas right beside strip club (11/28/10)
- Editorial / Perspectives: Pittsburgh closes its mind: The city's gas drilling ban is shortsighted and lamentable (11/22/10)
- Editorial / Feel-good ban: Council should restrict, not bar, gas drilling (11/13/10)
- Editorial / Gulf perspective: Mideast visitors eye the Marcellus and Pittsburgh (11/12/10)
- Editorial / Perspectives: Let's be smart about shale gas (11/11/10)
- PG columnist / Brian O'Neill: Last gasp for shale tax may have arrived (11/4/10)
- Editorial / 45th House: Kotik is the experienced and reliable choice (10/29/10)
- Editorial / Lost in the trees: The Marcellus moratorium is wrapped in politics (10/28/10)
- Editorial / Perspectives: We need a Marcellus plan (10/26/10)
- Editorial / Corbett for governor: After Rendell, a Republican can break with the past (10/24/10)
- Editorial / Perspectives: Slow down on a shale tax (10/11/10)
- Editorial / Perspectives: Paradise lost as the Great Marcellus Gas Rush hits home (10/10/10)
- PG columnist / Dan Simpson: The question is, are we suckers? (10/6/10)
- Editorial / Perspectives: Former governor Tom Ridge sets out the guidelines by which natural-gas companies will develop the Marcellus Shale (10/3/10)
- Editorial / Shale worries: Loss of property rights could be the next threat (9/22/10)
- Editorial / Perspectives: Pennsylvania legislators must levy a reasonable tax on natural gas production (9/19/10)
- Editorial / Perspectives: Cutting Edge: Tall tales about shale, Castro vs. Iran, exploiting 9/11 and ... (9/12/10)
- PG columnist / Dan Simpson: Tax shale gas and greedy CEOs (9/8/10)
- Editorial / Pigging out? A tax would not hamper Marcellus Shale drillers (9/1/10)
- Editorial / Business Forum: Tax hikes on oil, gas would cut production (8/21/10)
- Editorial / Shale game: A litany of violations builds the case for a tax (8/8/10)
- Perspectives / Shale wells are well-regulated (7/16/10)
- Editorial / We're becoming victims of shale game (7/9/10)
- Editorial / Rules to drink by: State approval can help protect everyone's water (6/15/10)
- Perspectives / We recycle bottles; why not energy? How? HYBRIDS! (6/6/10)
- Editorial / Cash-drilled: The Marcellus Shale flows with campaign dollars (5/17/10)
- Editorial / Drilling right: The state must serve the public on Marcellus Shale (5/11/10)
- PG columnist / Brian O'Neill: Rescuing state budget need not be a miracle (5/9/10)
- Editorial / Troubled decision: Without I-80 tolls, the state faces difficult choices (4/12/10)
- PG columnist / Brian O'Neill: Plenty enough energy here to go around (4/8/10)
- Editorial / Deep look: The EPA is right to study drilling's health impact (3/24/10)
- Perspectives / We can safely extract our natural gas (1/20/10)
- Sunday Forum: End the free ride for shale drillers (1/3/10)
NEWS COVERAGE
- Allegheny County official optimistic about development (12/31/09)
- Energy company first in line to drill in North Fayette (12/24/09)
- The week that was: 'Fat cats' called on carpet (12/20/09)
- Company asks to drill on school property in Mars Area (12/17/09)
- Marcellus Shale gas drilling planned in North Fayette (12/16/09)
- State plans regulation of total dissolved solids (12/15/09)
- State to hold public hearings on Marcellus Shale wastewater (12/14/09)
- Natural gas locked in the Marcellus Shale has companies rushing to cash in on possibilities (12/6/09)
- Allegheny County budget has no tax increase (12/2/09)
- Fish, Boat Commission to monitor gas wells (11/22/09)
- Pennsylvania to lay off 319 workers (11/17/09)
- Fishing: Late season improvements planned for region's waterways (11/15/09)
- McKeesport Mayor: Marcellus Shale may be moneymaker (11/12/09)
- Pa. to lease forest land for gas drilling (11/10/09)
- Collier to hold workshop on natural gas extraction from Marcellus Shale (11/5/09)
- Earnings reports (10/30/09)
- EQT profit falls with gas prices (10/29/09)
- Officials dedicate new bridge (10/23/09)
- House caucus hopes to call attention to natural gas resources (10/22/09)
- Budget cuts expected to lead to DEP layoffs (10/19/09)
- State House votes clear path to budget (10/8/09)
- Rendell cabinet member leaves to join natural gas firm (10/6/09)
- Group opposes Mon water facility (10/16/09)
- Drilling water may be cause of fish kill (10/4/09)
- Toxins tied to fish kill may have hitchhiked (10/4/09)
- House budget unlikely to advance (10/3/09)
- House Democratic leaders try to rally budget support (9/30/09)
- Natural gas prices going down (9/30/09)
- 31 state House Dems oppose expanded gas drilling (9/25/09)
- Rendell wants to sign state budget by Sunday (9/25/09)
- Golden algae to blame for Dunkard Creek fish kill (9/25/09)
- 7 House Democrats oppose budget's forest leasing plan (9/23/09)
- Sudden death of ecosystem ravages long creek (9/20/09)
- Governor, lawmakers reach budget accord (9/19/09)
- Corbett announces he will run for governor in 2010 (9/15/09)
- Rendell says he will veto latest budget (9/12/09)
- Group appeals DEP's expedited permits for gas drilling (9/10/09)
- Fishing: State says there's 'zero' room for adding new streams to the trout stocking program (9/6/09)
- Still no state budget, Rendell talks taxes (9/1/09)
- Titusville marks the 150th anniversary of the first successful oil well (8/27/09)
- Marcellus Shale gas drilling planned for Baldwin Borough (8/26/09)
- Planners to review drilling for gas in Collier (8/20/09)
- State seeks help from Washington on Mon discharges (8/17/09)
- Allegheny Forest: Neither side happy with drilling plan (8/10/09)
- Monongahela River water leaving bad taste but is safe to drink (8/8/09)
- Gas well tax will impede development, study claims (7/28/09)
- Proposed natural gas tax would cut production, study claims (7/27/09)
- State fishing panel ousts executive director (7/15/09)
- Executives see a future beneath region's land (6/18/09)
- Decades-old oil and gas wells dot the state, sometimes causing controversy (6/14/09)
- Supporters of gas drilling tax suggest how it should be spent (6/13/09)
- Protesters rally against tax hikes at state Capitol (6/10/09)
- Conservatives bash Rendell tax proposals (6/9/09)
- Waste from Marcellus Shale drilling in Cross Creek Park kills fish (6/5/09)
- Water leak from Washington County gas well kills fish (6/4/09)
- GOP claims global warming bill will cost jobs, hike prices (5/27/09)
- Rendell eyes tax on natural gas wells (5/25/09)
- Cutbacks put some state parks on shaky ground (5/24/09)
- Senate-approved state budget sets stage for lengthy debate (5/6/09)
- Goddard State Park's gas wells may be first of hundreds (5/3/09)
- State budget deficit may exceed $3 billion (4/30/09)
- Allegheny County may drill Marcellus Shale to cut energy costs (4/22/09)
- Allegheny County Council head touts natural gas drilling (4/21/09)
- Laurel Hill Creek a river at risk (4/7/09)
- DEP chief should resign, Green Party declares (4/4/09)
- Environmental coalition fights DEP rule for drilling in Marcellus Shale (4/1/09)
- Green groups rap Pa. on gas drilling, stormwater reviews (3/31/09)
- Mining firm sues to halt township's regulations (3/25/09)
- GOP bill would lease state forests for drilling (3/25/09)
- State House GOP calls for more natural gas leases (3/24/09)
- State Senate panel earmarks gas funds to cut deficit (3/23/09)
- Environmental groups, drillers debate 'severance tax' on gas (3/17/09)
- Environmental groups support state drilling tax (3/16/09)
- State proposes hiking fees for well drilling (2/16/09)
- State proposes increase in drilling fees (2/12/09)
- Jefferson Hills residents to hear upside of gas drilling (3/12/09)
- DeWeese proposes tax on underground oil, gas (3/10/09)
- Rendell's proposals assailed (2/5/09)
- Rendell proposes tight budget, combining school districts (2/4/09)
- Task force to form rules for gas drilling, wastewater pollution (1/19/09)
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