¶ … Pennsylvania Act 13? Compare it to Vermont's May 2012 legislation: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Bills/Intro/H-464.pdf Compare these with the New York State decision on local control of fracking found in Doc Sharing at. The Pennsylvania Act 13 of 2012 provides tougher environmental standards, and authorizes local governments to assess an impact fee on fracking operations but is otherwise intended to facilitate the extraction of natural gas from unconventional sources. The Act's provisions include (a) increased setback requirements for unconventional gas development; (b) enhanced protection of water supplies; and (c) strong, uniform, consistent statewide environmental standards. Based on this framework, Pennsylvania seeks to ensure the responsible development of these important resources. By contrast, the New York State decision on local control of fracking In re Cooperstown Holstein Corp. v. Town of Middlefield made it clear that the local communities retain jurisdiction over the roads...

According to Patel (2012), though, "France isn't prepared to tap its shale energy resources until 'clean technologies' are invented to replace hydraulic fracturing, Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg said" (para. 1). The announcement on August 29, 2012 reaffirmed the French parliament's ban on fracking and effectively ceased all further exploration for shale gas in southern France at this time using fracking (Patel, 2012).
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On April 13, 2012, President Obama issued this executive…