ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20196
No(s). 14-209 (W.D. Pa. Oct 14, 2015) (Baxter, M.J.)

A district court struck down portions of a town ordinance, deemed a "Community Bill of Rights," that sought to ban the disposal of waste materials from oil and gas extraction within its borders. The town is a "second class township" under state law. As such, it is subject to Pennsylvania's Second Cl...