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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...
Supreme Court Dismisses Pork Industry Board Appeal
2013-12-20 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
NEW ZEALAND - The Supreme Court has dismissed the Pork Industry Board's appeal which challenged the Ministry for Primary Industries' decision to issue import health standards for pork.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Declares Portions of Shale Drilling Law Unconstitutional
2013-12-19 07:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post-Gazette: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today declared unconstitutional major provisions of the state's Marcellus Shale drilling law, Act 13, including one that allowed gas companies to drill anywhere, overriding local zoning laws. The court's decision, on a 4-2 vote, also sent back to Commonwealth Court challenges by townships and individuals to the Act 13 provisions that would have prevented doctors from telling patients about health impacts related to shale gas development. Voting in the majority...
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Supreme Court declines to hear bullying case from Blackhawk (Pa.) district
2013-12-16 19:46:00| American School & University
Family of twin sisters sued district, saying school should have expelled a student who repeatedly bullied the girls. Safety at School read more
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U.S. Supreme Court rules for Sprint in fees fight
2013-12-11 01:38:56| Telecom - Topix.net
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled for a Sprint Nextel Corp subsidiary locked in a dispute with the utilities regulator in Iowa.
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