Judge Closes Fracking Case Over Town’s Refusal To Allow Injection Control Wells

(December 22, 2017, 4:16 PM EST) -- PITTSBURGH — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Dec. 13 issued an order closing a case in which a hydraulic fracturing company sued a municipality over its right to prohibit underground injunction control (UIC) wells used for disposing waste from fracking operations. The one-sentence order provided no explanation for the ruling (Seneca Resources Corporation v. Highland Township, et al., No. 16-289, W.D. Pa.)....

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