PA Dem Senators Introduce Bill to Ban Most Marcellus Drilling

Pennsylvania House Bill (HB) 170, introduced early last year, would increase setback distances for shale wells from 500 feet to 2,500 feet — effectively killing any new shale well drilling anywhere in the state (see PA House Bill 170 Kills New Marcellus Drilling Using Setbacks). In June, Democrat Party bosses shut down action on HB 170, telling the House to cancel a vote (see PA Dems Abandon Bill to Kill All Marcellus Drilling Using Setbacks). But the wackadoodle left couldn’t help itself. In October, the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, under the “leadership” of Chairman Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), held a hearing to revive action on HB 170 (see PA Sen. Yaw Calls HB 170 Banning New Drilling Via Setbacks “Stupid”). And now, Senate Democrats want in on some of the "stupid is as stupid does" action. On Monday, two Dem Senators introduced a Senate version of the same bill --- Senate Bill (SB) 581.

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