From the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE:
A revised drilling impact fee plan is expected to resurface Wednesday in the state Senate, but a coalition of environmental, labor and liberal-leaning policy groups is hoping that its new report can still play a role in the debate.
The Citizens Marcellus Shale Commission on Monday unveiled a 90-page report that calls for the commonwealth to slow down on gas drilling, enact additional environmental safeguards and begin work on long-term impact studies of the industry’s activities.
The 18-member panel, made up of former lawmakers, environmentalists, academics and others, held five hearings across the state. Organizers said they believe that the governor’s commission failed to adequately listen to concerns from Pennsylvanians, and those at the hearings expressed a similar sentiment…
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