Judge Says Drill Baby, Drill In Allegheny National Forest
U.S. District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin, a Clinton appointee no less, said yesterday that drilling for oil and natural gas may resume in the Allegheny National Forest.
The U.S. Forest Service changed a long-standing practice in April to ban drilling in response to a suit by environmental groups Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, Sierra Club and Allegheny Defense Project.
Judge McLaughlin said the Forest Service wrongly interpreted the National Environmental Policy Act in changing its policy which had been to receive a proposal from a driller, review it under previously established case law, and issue a Notice to Proceed within 60 days.
The plaintiffs were Minard Run Oil Co., Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Association, Allegheny Forest Alliance and Warren County. The economic losses of the small oil companies were in the millions with at least one laying off 40 percent of its workforce.
Thank you Judge McLaughlin for common sense.
Kudos to GrassrootsPA.com for the tip.
The U.S. Forest Service changed a long-standing practice in April to ban drilling in response to a suit by environmental groups Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, Sierra Club and Allegheny Defense Project.
Judge McLaughlin said the Forest Service wrongly interpreted the National Environmental Policy Act in changing its policy which had been to receive a proposal from a driller, review it under previously established case law, and issue a Notice to Proceed within 60 days.
The plaintiffs were Minard Run Oil Co., Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Association, Allegheny Forest Alliance and Warren County. The economic losses of the small oil companies were in the millions with at least one laying off 40 percent of its workforce.
Thank you Judge McLaughlin for common sense.
Kudos to GrassrootsPA.com for the tip.
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