ELR Citation: 42 ELR 20088
No(s). 284 MD 2012 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Apr 11, 2012)

A Pennsylvania appellate court enjoined for 120 days the effective date of a new state law, Act 13, that authorizes municipalities to regulate the location of oil and gas operations but not the manner in which they are operated. The court reasoned that municipalities must have an adequate opport...