Judge:  Residents Fail To Show Depositions Are Warranted In Fracking Permit Dispute

Mealey's (August 6, 2021, 10:23 AM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A judge on the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) on July 21 granted a motion to quash subpoenas to depose an attorney and an officer of a hydraulic fracturing company that residents argue is liable for water contamination issues.  The judge held that neither individual possessed the information the plaintiffs were seeking, and the judge said the attorney-client privilege applied....