Pennsylvania High Court Denies Residents’ Petition About Local Fracking Ordinance

(May 15, 2019, 2:15 PM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 14 refused to hear the petition of a group of residents who argued that a lower court erred when it applied “rational basis review” to a hydraulic fracturing zoning ordinance that affects “fundamental and constitutionally protected” property and environmental rights (Dolores Frederick, et al. v. Allegheny Township Zoning Hearing Board, et al., No. 449WAL2018, Pa. Sup., 2019 Pa. LEXIS 2718)....

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