Draft Oil and Gas Drilling Ordinance
Here is a copy of the Jointure’s drilling ordinance. In my opinion it falls far short of what is needed. It represents a minimalist approach
EPA: Contamination at every phase of the fracking process.
Reposted from Pennsylvanians Against Fracking FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2016 Contact: Danielle Filson, danielle.filson@berlinrosen.com, 646-335-0443 BREAKING: EPA Listens To Science Advisory Board & Confirms Fracking Impacts Drinking Water Alters Controversial Earlier Finding, Acknowledges Science & Research The EPA today finalized its report on fracking’s impacts to drinking water resources following the EPA Science
Solidarity
The Standing Rock Sioux are a long way from Bucks County, but the issue is not local to their land. The State of Pennsylvania embarked on a plan to expedite construction 30,000 miles of pipeline here in Pennsylvania. Virtually every county in the state would have land seized by eminent domain to facilitate getting shale
Global Warming: Hottest Years on Record
Protesters have been marching and doing sit-ins all week. The GOP is calling them “sore losers” and others are saying they are wasting their time. What is remarkable is the peacefulness of these demonstrations. For those who are aware of the science, this is a matter of survival of life as we know it. “The
Damage Control?
In the campaign President Elect Trump showed no concern about climate change. Although the article link below refers to coal, we may expect the Trump Presidency to give more license to energy industry interests. The role of activists will have to focus even more on damage control. To the extent that Trump offered any major
Act 13 Webinar Nov. 22
Act 13 is the infamous law that stripped local PA communities of their power to regulate pipelines and fracking. In recent time litigation seeking to recover those powers has been favorably decided by the PA Supreme Court. Although this has not fixed all the problems, it has given more options to municipalities. But not all
DRBC Moratorium Challenged
In litigation aimed at challenging the moratorium on shale gas extraction (fracking) in the Delaware Valley, three PA senators are asking the court to declare that the Delaware River Basin Authority does not have the authority to regulate drilling in the basin. According to Environment and Energy Daily reporter Ellen Gilmer, “In a court filing
New Video on Elcon
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Revised Proposed Drilling Ordinance (Jointure)
Here is the latest iteration of the zoning ordinance proposed by Solicitor Clemens as what he views as the best the Jointure can do to exercise control over future attempts to site fracking drill pads in the three municipalities. The legal strategy is to avoid including provisions that the State of Pennsylvania will not allow
Evidence of Health Impacts Grows
Nicholas Bakalar writing in the NY Times reports that “Living Near a Fracking Site is Tied to Migraines, Fatigue.” While this is no surprise given the growing body of scientific evidence, this data is different because it was gathered from randomly selected members of a large Pennsylvania health system who were sent a health questionnaire.
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