Southwestern Loses Court Case to Drill & Frack in Weirton, WV

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In September 2021, the Weirton (WV) Zoning Board of Appeals rejected a request by Southwestern Energy to build a well pad inside city limits (see Weirton, WV Rejects Southwestern’s Plan for Well Pad in City Limits). Southwestern appealed that rejection through the Brooke County Circuit Court last October (see Southwestern Appeals Weirton, WV Zoning Rejection of Well Pad). The judge in the case ruled last week in favor of Weirton and against Southwestern. What happens now?

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