Franklin Park Tries to Block Fracking After Rejecting $1M+ Proposal

It appears the "leaders" of Franklin Park Borough in Allegheny County aren't satisfied enough that they've rejected a free $1 million from PennEnergy Resources to drill under a town park (see Franklin Park Turns Down $1M+ to Drill Under Linbrook Park). Nope. Now they essentially want to ban fracking in the borough by passing an onerous new zoning ordinance.

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