PEER: USFS to Regulate Drilling
An environmental group says the U.S. Forest Service plans to regulate drilling and mining on national forest land.
In the Allegheny National Forest, 93 percent of mineral rights are privately owned, and because of that, the forest service has long maintained that it cannot regulate drilling or mining.
But the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says it has obtained a document saying the government can regulate drilling.
PEER says lawsuits involving the Allegheny National Forest and the Forest Service's recent plans to clarify management of the national forest system point to impending regulation.
For more information, go to pennlive.com.
In the Allegheny National Forest, 93 percent of mineral rights are privately owned, and because of that, the forest service has long maintained that it cannot regulate drilling or mining.
But the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says it has obtained a document saying the government can regulate drilling.
PEER says lawsuits involving the Allegheny National Forest and the Forest Service's recent plans to clarify management of the national forest system point to impending regulation.
For more information, go to pennlive.com.
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