
Last November, three of five supervisors in Cecil Township (Washington County), PA, voted to ban all new fracking via a new setback (distance from well to nearest structure) requirement of 2,500 feet (see
Cecil Twp Supervisors Pull the Trigger on Frack Ban Via Setbacks). We said at the time, "Let the lawsuits begin." Once again, MDN was prescient. Both Range Resources, the only driller in Cecil Township with wells or permits to drill, filed a legal challenge to the illegal setback ordinance (the first step before a lawsuit is filed). However, in a surprise move, MarkWest Liberty Midstream (MPLX) filed a second, separate legal challenge against the town ordinance in county court.
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