3rd Circuit Panel Presses Attorney To Defend Standing In Fracking Moratorium Case

Mealey's (April 5, 2022, 1:32 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — On March 31, attorneys for a group of Republican Pennsylvania legislators who say they have standing to sue the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) for its moratorium on hydraulic fracturing and attorneys for the DRBC debated the issue of standing before the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, with members of the panel repeatedly questioning the legislators’ attorney on whether they actually have a claim....