Chicago-based Invenergy LLC has filed a lawsuit against a Southwest Pennsylvania township for its decision to reject a zoning variance that would allow the company’s proposed 550 MW natural gas-fired power plant to be built.
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Outraged PA Township Limiting NatGas Production, Citing Dwindling Royalties
A small Northeast Pennsylvania township in one of the epicenters of the Marcellus Shale passed a resolution late Tuesday to limit natural gas production because angry landowners contend that some operators are deducting “exorbitantly” high post-production costs from royalty checks.
Federal Judge Finds Seneca Resources Can Challenge Injection Well Ban in Pennsylvania
A federal judge has ruled that Seneca Resources Corp. has standing to challenge a township ordinance in Northwest Pennsylvania that bans underground injection wells that dispose of oil and natural gas wastewater.
Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Township’s Injection Well Ban
A U.S. District Magistrate Judge has dealt a blow to a southwestern Pennsylvania township’s more than year-long fight to stop an underground injection well from operating inside its borders, striking down an ordinance it passed in June 2014 to ban oil and gas waste disposal wells.
Range Pulls Permit Applications For Wells Near Pennsylvania School
Range Resources Corp. has withdrawn three conditional-use permit applications in Washington County, PA, where it had planned to develop unconventional well pads near a school, in a move that environmentalists hailed as a victory and the company said was purely financial.
Early Test of Act 13 Finds Pennsylvania Residents Winning Drilling Challenge
In an early test of last year’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that struck down parts of Act 13, a common pleas court judge has thrown out a conditional use permit issued by a township in Lycoming County that would have allowed drilling operations in a residential area.
Grassroots Opposition Growing Against Proposed Southeast PA GTL Plant
A “not in my backyard” fight is shaping up in southeast Pennsylvania, where in Berks County, a grassroots organization has been formed to oppose a 500,000 gallon/d gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility that would produce gasoline and propane on a 63-acre plot in South Heidelberg Township.
SRBC Approves Water Withdrawals, Updates Comprehensive Plan
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) announced it has approved five water withdrawal permits for oil and gas operators in Pennsylvania and adopted a five-year update to the organization’s comprehensive plan, it said Thursday.
Pennsylvania Townships Challenge State’s Bid to Reverse Act 13 Ruling
Seven Pennsylvania Townships and a public advocacy group have filed an answer to the state’s request asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reconsider its decision ruling that parts of Act 13 are unconstitutional.
Ohio Surpasses 600 Permits Issued in Utica Shale
Regulators with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) passed a milestone in the Utica Shale last week, after having cumulatively issued more than 600 permits for horizontal wells targeting oil and natural gas.