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Dec 21 2013

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Robinson Township Decision: A Step Back for Marcellus Shale, A Step Forward for Environmental Rights and the Public Trust

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On December 19, in Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held unconstitutional major parts of Pennsylvania’s “Act 13”—a 2012 oil and gas law designed to facilitate the development of natural gas from Marcellus Shale.  In so doing, the Court breathed new life into Article I, Section 27 of  Pennsylvania’s constitution, which […]

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Aug 28 2012

Global Responses to Hydraulic Fracturing

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Days ago, the state of Victoria in Australia banned the practice of hydraulic fracturing. Today, Mexico permitted a significant project allowing use of non-hydraulic fracturing, an emerging alternative means to liberate embedded shale gas. These developments, and others like them, reflect growing engagement of fracking around the globe. In the U.S., hydraulic fracturing exists in a rarified […]

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