Another Bid for Local Control Over Fracking Is Thwarted

InsideClimate News
By Zahra HirjiFeb 24, 2015, 6:00 am79 pts
Munroe Falls became the nation's latest community to lose a protracted legal battle over local control of oil-and-gas drilling, as the result of a recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling. But there's a silver lining: Buried in the 31-page court decision is guidance for Munroe Falls and other Ohio towns trying to flex…

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