PA Gov. Shapiro’s Anti-Marcellus Views Reflected in New DEP Regs
In 2018, Pennsylvania's then-Attorney General, Josh Shapiro, assembled a grand jury to "investigate" Marcellus drillers. He lied to them for over two years and eventually got them to indict a number of Marcellus companies on trumped-up charges. The so-called grand jury issued a report (which was actually authored by Shapiro and his minions) in June 2020 (see PA AG Launches I-HATE-FRACKING Hotline; Report Bashing Shale, DEP). Shapiro, just before announcing his run for governor, released suggested anti-shale legislation in May 2021 that includes, among other things, expanding well setbacks from 500 feet to 2,500 feet (in some cases 5,000 feet)--which would effectively kill all new Marcellus drilling in the state (see PA AG Unveils Anti-Shale Legislation Based on Flawed Grand Jury Rpt). Shapiro's Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) is about to recommend the changes Shapiro sought via his bills.
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