Home › PA Supreme Court Finds Parts Act 13 Unconstitutional, Allows Municipalities to Limit Fracking
 

Keywords :   


PA Supreme Court Finds Parts Act 13 Unconstitutional, Allows Municipalities to Limit Fracking

2013-12-20 17:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an opinion yesterday in the closely-watched case of Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, No. 63 MAP 2012. The case was a challenge filed by several Pennsylvania municipalities against the state legislatures adoption of Act 13. Act 13 sought to eliminate zoning authority from municipalities over oil and gas extraction. Act 13 was passed in 2012 to remove any local barriers to the expansion of drilling and fracking across the state. Provisions...

Tags: to parts act court

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news
»
08.11Up close with the 300 tonne driverless trucks
08.11China is trying to fix its economy. Trump could derail those plans
08.11Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
08.11Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
07.11Remnants of Fourteen-E Graphics
07.11Remnants of Fourteen-E Forecast Discussion Number 6
07.11Remnants of Fourteen-E Wind Speed Probabilities Number 6
07.11Remnants of Fourteen-E Public Advisory Number 6
More »