Video Blog- Legislators, Environmental Groups Push For Natural Gas Severance Tax
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Legislators, environmental groups and citizen lobbyists held a press conference at the Capitol this week to urge action on legislation and regulations related to Marcellus Shale drilling. They urged: adoption of a natural gas production severance tax to fund environmental programs, supported passage of a moratorium on further leasing of State Forest land for drilling and adoption of updated drilling regulations to protect water quality.
Click here to watch presentations by Rep. David Levdansky (D-Allegheny), Majority Chair of the House Finance Committee, Jan Jarrett, President & CEO of PennFuture and Donald Welsh, President & CEO of the PA Environmental Council.
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6/21/2010 |
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