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Wayne Land and Mineral Group, LLC v. Delaware River Basin Commission

  1. January 06, 2021

    Del. River Commission Can't End Fracking Ban Suit Yet

    A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Delaware River Basin Commission can't prevail just yet in a landowner group's challenge to its fracking ban, finding that ambiguity still clouds the scope of the commission's oversight.

  2. May 12, 2020

    Delaware River Overseer Can Regulate Fracking, Groups Say

    The Natural Resources Defense Council told a Pennsylvania federal court it's essential for the quality of water in the Delaware River Basin that an interstate commission maintain its authority to regulate fracking in the area.

  3. March 24, 2017

    Pa. Landowners' Suit To Get Fracking Project OK'd Tossed

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday dismissed a suit brought by landowners challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission's jurisdiction over natural gas wells in the face of the governing body's alleged de facto ban on the wells, deciding that the commission does have an oversight role and that individuals who want to extract natural gas must first seek its permission.

  4. January 20, 2017

    Pa. GOP Sens. Back Landowner In Fracking Ban Suit

    Three Republican Pennsylvania state senators on Thursday urged a federal judge to advance a landowner’s lawsuit challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission's fracking moratorium, saying the state did not cede its authority to regulate development when it entered into the compact that created the multistate organization.

  5. January 05, 2017

    Pa. GOP Senators Can't Enter Del. River Fracking Suit

    A federal judge on Thursday denied a request from three Republican Pennsylvania state senators to intervene in a lawsuit brought by a landowner challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission's fracking moratorium, ruling that they lacked sufficient interest in the outcome of the case.

  6. December 16, 2016

    County, Rail Group Allowed To Weigh In On Pa. Well Denial

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday allowed two outside motions, including one from a local development board, to intervene in a challenge to the Delaware River Basin Commission's fracking moratorium and refusal to approve an exploratory natural gas well.

  7. October 12, 2016

    Pa. GOP Senators Ask To Join Del. River Fracking Suit

    Three Republican Pennsylvania state senators asked Tuesday to intervene in a federal lawsuit brought by a landowner challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission's fracking moratorium and refusal to approve an exploratory natural gas well, saying the commission has overstepped its regulatory authority.

  8. September 12, 2016

    Enviros Can Intervene In Del. River Fracking Suit

    The Delaware Riverkeeper Network can intervene in a lawsuit brought by a landowner challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission's fracking moratorium and refusal to approve an exploratory natural gas well, a Pennsylvania federal judge said Monday.

  9. August 26, 2016

    Pa. Fracking Hopeful Says Court Should Weigh Well Block

    A Pennsylvania landowner asked a federal court Friday not to toss its lawsuit against the Delaware River Basin Commission challenging its refusal to approve an exploratory well while a de facto fracking moratorium is in place, arguing it doesn’t have to take up its case with the commission before heading to court.

  10. July 22, 2016

    Regional Del. River Agency Wants Fracking Ban Suit Tossed

    The Delaware River Basin Commission on Friday urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to toss a lawsuit challenging an alleged moratorium on natural gas development, saying the landowner bringing the suit must take up its case with the commission itself.

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