Summary
A retired elementary school teacher has collected nearly 11,000 signatures on an online petition opposing state legislation he says would pre-empt "strong local ordinances" regulating natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania's Marcellus shale.
Ron Slabe, 64, of Upper Burrell plans to present his petition to state Rep. Eli Evankovich, R-Murrysville, at a town hall meeting the legislator is hosting Wednesday in Lower Burrell.See the full content of this document
Extract
Petitioner Aims to Keep Local Control of Drilling
Evankovich supported the House version of the bill, which is being reconciled with legislation from the Senate.
Slabe said the legislation attempts to "bribe" communities into accepting weak and less restrictiv...See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
