Fracking Ban Survives Challenge From Pennsylvania GOP Senators

A challenge against the Delaware River Basin Commission’s regional fracking ban in an appeal from Pennsylvania lawmakers was struck down Friday by the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Republican state Sens. Gene Yaw and Lisa Baker, the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus, and local municipalities lacked standing to challenge the fracking ban and had no injuries alleged as Article III of the US Constitution demands, the court found in a precedential opinion that affirmed a decision from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

The ruling was a win for environmental groups and Democratic ...