Pennsylvania democratic lawmakers introduced a group of bills intended to tighten up shale gas industry regulations within the state, according to Farm and Dairy.
The legislation is a response to last summer’s grand jury report on the industry, which found the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection failed to protect residents from the health impacts of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
During a press conference May 25, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said that the grand jury report found a gap between the public’s constitutional rights to clean air and water and the reality of the law.
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