PA Gov. Shapiro Plans to Block New Shale Drilling in 20% of State

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration is once again signaling its intent to block shale drilling in certain regions of the state by using a new "environmental justice" (it's racist to drill there) policy. We told you about Shapiro's intent two weeks ago when the state Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued new so-called environmental justice (EJ) policies to go into effect in September (see PA DEP Issues Interim “Final” Shale-Drilling-is-Racist Regulation). Shapiro's DEP issued a second press release yesterday, similar to the first, to remind everyone of the onerous new regulations on the way that the agency intends to use beginning Sept. 16.

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