by Jane Richey | Aug 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
From StateImpactPA: Language in a bill President Obama signed into law earlier this month may reduce Pennsylvania’s federal mine reclamation funding by up to $200 million. Former Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Dave Hess analyzed an...
by Jane Richey | Jul 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
In a move to speed the regulatory approval process for businesses, Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday signed an executive order demanding the Department of Environmental Protection establish firm time limits for reviewing environmental permitting applications. The permit...
by Jane Richey | Mar 5, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
More than three years into the gas-drilling boom that’s produced thousands of new wells, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Pennsylvania are tussling over regulation of the Marcellus Shale, the vast underground rock formation that holds...