By a vote of 72% in favor, the people of the Borough of State College, home of Penn State University, adopted an amendment to their…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Gas-drilling ban stalls in Peters
Despite the work of a determined group of citizens, a referendum banning Marcellus Shale gas drilling was overwhelmingly defeated in the Washington County township of…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Drilling war in Peters fought on the ballot
Amid the sea of colorful, plastic campaign signs scattered around Peters are angrier, bolder signs flapping in the wind, screaming "VOTE NO!! Protect Your Township,"…
Peters Patch: Letter to the Editor: A Resident’s Reply
Mr. Merrell recently posted an open letter to the people of Peters in which he made several assertions regarding the content of the ballot referendum.…
StateCollege.com: State College Council Members Fight Environmental Proposal, Cite Procedural Concerns
With a week left before Election Day, a State College Borough Council majority has begun lobbying against a proposed borough-charter amendment. The amendment would add…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Natural gas drilling ban remains on Peters ballot
Peters officials do not plan to challenge a judge's decision to allow a controversial referendum question on the ballot for the Nov. 8 general election…
CELDF Press Release: “Peters Township Citizens Prevail: Local Bill of Rights and Fracking Ban to Appear on Ballot”
Washington County Judge Paul Pozonsky turned down a request by Peters Township Council to bar a referendum question from appearing on the ballot in November…
Observer-Reporter: Unclear if referendum will make PT ballot in election
With less than two months to go before the Nov. 8 general election, it's still unclear whether a referendum on a home rule charter amendment…
The Almanac: PT advances gas referendum
Peters Township Council voted unanimously Monday to let a Washington County Court judge determine whether a referendum on a home rule-charter amendment seeking to ban…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Peters council heads to court to block shale referendum
A lawyer representing Peters council is expected to be in Washington County court this morning in an attempt to block a voter referendum on whether…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Judge to rule on Peters drilling referendum
A Washington County judge has set a Sept. 28 hearing for arguments over whether to block a voter referendum on natural gas drilling in Peters.…
The Raw Story: Penn. township challenges fracking with ballot initiative
A small township in western Pennsylvania is fighting back against fracking and attempting to write a ban on the practice into their local Bill of…
CELDF: The Real Frackasaurus Coloring Book
On November 15, 2010, South Fayette Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania passed a zoning ordinance regulating the location of oil and gas extraction activities in…
StateCollege.com: Proposed Gas-Drilling Ban, Environmental-Rights Question Set for State College Ballot
State College voters will decide Nov. 8 on a proposed borough-charter amendment -- an amendment that would ban commercial gas drilling and establish environmental rights…
State College: As Anti-Drilling Push Unfolds, Penn State Campus Could Land in No-Drill Zone
For generations, Braden Crooks' family has maintained a farm in Clarion County, in western Pennsylvania. Its lifeblood, as with so many other homesteads in that…
‘Fracking’ issue tests citizens’ authority
Plain Township, Canton and other public officials currently face a direct human and environmental assault on their communities over “fracking” — vertical and horizontal gas…
Democracy Matters
Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields headlines our "Best of 2010" interviews on Democracy Matters
Peters Twp, Washington County PA
Marcellus Shale Awareness Group to meet Jan. 5
Holy Frack! Pittsburgh Bans Gas Drilling Through Rights-based Ordinance
Pittsburgh is the first major U.S. city to adopt a rights-based ordinance that includes the legal rights for nature.
Lehman Denies People’s Right to Get Action on Gas Drilling
This process is not as predictably safe as the industry would allow us to believe.
CELDF Says it is Ready For Fight.
As Pittsburgh City Council debated the merits of a bill that would ban future drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation within the city limits, it…
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