Pittsburgh Ban on Natural Gas Fracking Faces Challenge From State Authorities

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman | Sep. 14, 2012 (News Report)

(Multimedia) In 2010, Pittsburgh adopted a first-in-the-nation ordinance banning corporations from extracting natural gas within the city using the controversial technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” over human health and environmental concerns. However, state officials now say the ban on fracking fails to comply with Pennsylvania law and has encroached on the state's authority to create environmental regulations. We speak with the man responsible ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Sep 14, 2012 - 11:48 AM PDT
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 by Katelyn Armbruster - Sep. 17, 2012

I believe this is fine journalism, however, it is an interview. This is a conversation, straight forward, with human opinion and experience.

It's interesting that no one came to oppose this ban on fracking, no one from the industry wanted to challenge this control? I wonder if they had already started combating this effort with Act 13 before the ban was being talked about.

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