Thursday, January 29, 2015
BREAKING NEWS: Gov. Tom Wolf reinstates moratorium on further gas leasing of public lands
Great news for Pennsylvania's state forests and state parks.
In
a ceremony at Benjamin Rush State Park in Philadelphia this morning,
Governor Wolf reinstated a moratorium on further gas leasing of public
lands. The executive order would supersede an executive order signed by
former Gov. Tom Corbett last year that overturned a previous ban on
further drilling of public lands.
We are pleased to see Gov.
Wolf move quickly to protect our state parks and forests from natural
gas drilling. These lands are held in the public trust as provided by
Article 1, Section 27 of the Pennsylvania constitution, and are places
where our families gather and play. The governor has wisely chosen to
protect the people of Pennsylvania over the profits of drillers.
With
the help of PennFuture members and thousands of Pennsylvanians across
the state, we kept the pressure on Harrisburg -- and your voices were
heard.
The citizens of the Commonwealth have long valued the
special places that our award-winning state parks and state forest
represent. Gov. Wolf's action today will help preserve those places as
it promotes public health.
Andrew Sharp is PennFuture's director of outreach and is based in Philadelphia.
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