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DEP Reviewing Thousands of Comments on Overhaul of Drilling Regulations

Pennsylvania environmental regulators are wading through more than 25,000 public comments ona proposed overhaul of the state’s oil and gas regulations.

The Department of Environmental Protection says those comments could represent as many as 5,000 different suggestions for changes from the industry, environmental groups, and Pennsylvania citizens. The regulations would update Chapter 78 of the state code and change how the industry operates above ground.

Members of the DEP’s Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Commission heard an overview of the responses at a meeting Thursday in Harrisburg.

Read the full story at the website of our partner StateImpact Pennsylvania