PA Senators Argue “Standing” in Case to Overthrow DRBC Frack Ban

Two northeastern Pennsylvania State Senators, Gene Yaw and Lisa Baker, along with members of the PA Senate Republican Caucus (27 Senators in all, filed a lawsuit in January 2021 against the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) over its illegal ban on fracking (see PA Senators Sue DRBC for “Taking” Property re Frack Ban). The lawsuit accuses the quasi-governmental agency of “taking” the property rights of PA residents without just compensation under the law. Unfortunately, in June 2021, a federal district court judge in Philadelphia appointed by RINO George W. Bush dismissed the case claiming the Senators, who represent people shafted by the DRBC, don’t have “standing” to bring the lawsuit (see Fed Court Dismisses PA Senate Lawsuit Against DRBC Frack Ban). Senators Yaw and Baker appealed the dismissal and yesterday a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit heard oral arguments in the appeal.

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