Range’s Next Battle in Robinson Twp: Water Tank Facility

In May MDN told you that after a two-year intentional delay by Robinson Township (Washington County), PA, Range Resources finally won the right to move forward with drilling two wells (see Range Resources Finally Wins Case to Drill 2 Wells in Robinson Twp). Robinson is one of the seven selfish towns that sued Pennsylvania over zoning provisions in the Act 13 law--a case they eventually won. Robinson tries to block drilling as much as they can--but the court has goosed them and told them they can't stop all of it. Range's next battle is whether or not Robinson will allow them to build a "tank pad"--a pad with tanks to store fresh water used in drilling and fracking operations...

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