PA Supreme Court Reaffirms Property Rights

May 06, 13 PA Supreme Court Reaffirms Property Rights

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Marcellus Shale Formation is not a “mineral”… In a unanimous opinion by Justice Baer issued April 24, 2013, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reaffirmed the Dunham Rule, holding that a reservation of minerals in a deed does not reserve the gas in unconventional formations, such as the Marcellus Shale. The Pennsylvania...

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Marcellus Drilling Cleaning Up Abandoned Mine Drainage

Mar 15, 13 Marcellus Drilling Cleaning Up Abandoned Mine Drainage

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Abandoned mine drainage is destroying the environment everyday! Marcellus drilling may be able to change that… More than 4,000 miles of streams polluted by abandoned coalmine drainage flow through Pennsylvania’s forests, killing all aquatic and invertebrate life. And it would take an estimated $15 billion to clean up these dead...

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Federal Suit could impact Utica drilling

A lawsuit working its way through federal court in Cleveland alleges that oil and gas drilling in Ohio is “abnormally dangerous” and that the operator of a well should pay for any damage caused by chemicals that escape the well — even if the operator met all applicable standards of care. If the plaintiffs succeed on this...

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