Friday, December 20, 2013

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Says It’s Unconstitutional for Gas Companies to Frack Wherever They Want

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Some major parts of Pennsylvania’s two-year-old Marcellus Shale drilling law are unconstitutional, the state’s Supreme Court decided Thursday.

As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports, the court voted 4 – 2 that a provision that allowing natural gas companies to drill anywhere, regardless of local zoning laws, was unconstitutional.  Seven municipalities had challenged the shale drilling law, known as Act 13, that required “drilling, waste pits and pipelines be allowed in every zoning district, including residential districts, as long as certain buffers are observed.”


Pennsylvania Supreme Court Says It’s Unconstitutional for Gas Companies to Frack Wherever They Want

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