Economics
Pennsylvania High Court Strikes Down Part of Fracking Law
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Pennsylvania’s high court struck down part of a law aimed at easing natural gas development in the Marcellus Shale formation, saying provisions of the measure violate the state’s constitution.
The state Supreme Court ruled 4-2 yesterday that Act 13, signed by Governor Tom Corbett last year, unconstitutionally restricted the power of municipalities to govern gas drilling in their jurisdictions.