(Harrisburg) -- After holding five hearings throughout the state, a citizens’ Marcellus Shale commission, sponsored by several left-leaning activist groups, has released a report of recommendations for Marcellus Shale policy. The group is urging more transparency around drilling permits, tighter protections of state land, air quality, and water supply, and more disclosure of risks associated with drilling. Roberta Winters, with the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, says policymakers should consider the legacy of the coal industry, and take the opportunity to overhaul the regulations on natural gas drillers. "The rules are disjointed and lack cohesion," she says. "By capitalizing on loopholes, waivers, inadequate regulations, and piecemeal processes, the industry has increased its bottom line at the commonwealth’s expense." Governor Corbett announced his own plan for Marcellus Shale policy at the beginning of the month, based on the recommendations of his own Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission. The administration’s energy executive, Patrick Henderson, says those are the recommendations that will be guiding policy, which he says the governor wants to see finished "as soon as possible." For more information about natural gas drilling and other energy issues in Pennsylvania, visit StateImpact Pennsylvania.