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Battle Over Fracking That Could Harm Delaware River Set For Court Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com A much-watched battle over the future of the moratorium on fracking that could threaten the Delaware River will happen in the courts. Prior to the final rule being approved, State Sen. Gene Yaw, a Republican from Lycoming County, and State Sen. Lisa Baker, a Republican from Luzerne County, and the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus filed a lawsuit in federal lawsuit seeking to stop the ban by claiming that DBRC does not have authority to regulate fracking. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero, a Democrat from Lower Makefield, and other state Democratic senators were granted permission from a judge recently to file a motion to intervene in the Yaw v. Delaware River Basin Commission lawsuit. ....
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In January MDN told you that after five loooong years, a federal judge in Scranton, PA had finally ruled the Wayne Land and Mineral Group (WLMG) v. Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) lawsuit will go to trial this year (see Judge Rules Wayne Landowner Lawsuit re DRBC Frack Ban Continues). We've since learned the trial is set to begin in October. Andrew Makuth, ace reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, chronicles the journey of this lawsuit and what it means for landowners and environmentalists. There is nothing particularly new or noteworthy in the article below you've read it all on MDN in the past. The article does, however, provide the entire, well-written story in one place. Below you will read the history of the lawsuit from the beginning, and what lies ahead as this case is decided. This is the end game. We're not 100% certain, but we'd lay 90-95% odds that the DRBC is going to lose the lawsuit and lose the right to ban fracking in the Delaware River Basi ....
Wayne Land and Mineral Group (WLMG) v. Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) lawsuit that should encourage landowners in eastern PA whose property rights have been “taken” by the DRBC. The DRBC has prevented landowners in areas like Wayne and Pike counties from drilling for shale gas under their land for more than a decade. NOTE: Our good friend Tom Shepstone has written an important post on this development on his Natural Gas Now website: DRBC Lawsuit Finally Going to Trial After Five Years! We encourage you to click and read it. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!) ....