Controversial

Elected officials from a wealthy Pittsburgh suburb are urging their constituents to vote against a controversial referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot that would ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) over fears that its passage would put the suburb in the crosshairs for lawsuits and undermine its drilling ordinance.

Elected officials from a wealthy Pittsburgh suburb are urging their constituents to vote against a controversial referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot that would ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) over fears that its passage would put the suburb in the crosshairs for lawsuits and undermine its drilling ordinance.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) last Tuesday narrowly voted out a controversial final rule seeking to curb excessive speculation in commodity futures contracts and economically equivalent swaps. While the rule has scaled the regulatory hurdle, it may have a tougher road ahead if it is challenged in court.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Tuesday narrowly voted out a controversial final rule seeking to curb excessive speculation in commodity futures contracts and economically equivalent swaps. While the rule has scaled the regulatory hurdle, it may have a tougher road ahead if it is challenged in court.

A couple from Susquehanna County, PA, at the center of a controversial mineral rights case wants the state’s Supreme Court to throw out a lower court’s ruling and end the anxiety shared by energy companies and landowners alike over uncertain ownership rights in the Marcellus Shale.

A couple from Susquehanna County, PA, at the center of a controversial mineral rights case wants the state’s Supreme Court to throw out a lower court’s ruling and end the anxiety shared by energy companies and landowners alike over uncertain ownership rights in the Marcellus Shale.

A Pennsylvania judge has denied a request from a wealthy Pittsburgh suburb, apparently clearing the way for a controversial referendum that would ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to be placed on the Nov. 8 ballot, according to Peters Township Marcellus Shale Awareness (PTMSA), an environmental group that drafted the proposed referendum.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has postponed for the second time a vote on a controversial final rule aimed at curbing excessive speculation in the multi-trillion-dollar derivatives market.

A Pennsylvania judge said he would try to render a decision by Friday (Oct. 7) over whether a controversial referendum banning hydraulic fracturing (fracking) should be placed on the November ballot in Peters Township.