WV Industry Win

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Vorys

The Times Leader is reporting on a recent industry win overturning Morgantown's ban on Marcellus shale drilling.  "On Friday, Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Susan Tucker delivered a victory to Charleston-based Northeast Natural Energy in its legal battle with the city of Morgantown. *** Northeast is drilling wells above the Monongahela River about a mile from a city drinking water intake. Citing concern over its water supply and the lack of tough state regulations, the City Council passed an ordinance in June to ban deep horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing within city limits and up to a mile beyond.*** Tucker sided with Northeast, declaring the state has sole regulatory authority over oil and gas operations."  Nice.

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