Pennsylvania legislators recently passed a bill to relax environmental laws governing conventional drillers and it’s heading to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk, according to State Impact Pennsylvania.
The bill, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson), would set less rigorous environmental standards for conventional drillers, who drill shallower vertical wells, than the ones for unconventional operators, who utilize horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
Wolf’s office has previously said he would veto the bill, as it “poses an undeniable risk to the health and safety of our citizens, the environment, and our public resources.”
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