State Court Upholds Portions of PA regulations for Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Drilling

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state court is upholding portions of the Pennsylvania regulations for Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling while also ruling in part on the side of an industry group. A seven-judge Commonwealth Court panel on Monday issued a 91-page decision in a lawsuit brought by the Marcellus Shale Coalition against the state Department of Environmental Protection and the Environmental Quality Board.