Stunning Decision: PA Court Strikes Down Heart Of Act 13 That Preempts Local Zoning by John Hanger, July 26, 2012, johnhangerblogspot
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued what appears to be a 4-3 decision striking down the heart of Act 13–the provisions that preempted largely municipalities from conducting zoning of gas drilling. … This is a major victory for opponents of Act 13, but a victory that could be reversed in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that will have the last word.
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