Pennsylvania Set to Approve Fracking Regulations

7 February 2012, 11:23 am

Pennsylvania's state senate has passed a law allowing the state to tax shale gas drilling, so long as local zoning laws don't get in the way of drillers. A lot of people are unhappy with the compromise bill, but according to The New York Times, it's still expected to pass the state's House on Tuesday. The bill would set up Pennsylvania's first statewide regulation on the controversial natural ...... Read More »

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