Tag: act 13
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Setting the Stage for Environmental Protection From Fossil Fuel Extraction
By Maya K. van Rossum Act 13 was, without a doubt, an incredible overreach and giveaway to the gas drilling industry. Supportive legislators are quick to acknowledge that the industry helped them write the legislation. Displacing local zoning and providing automatic waivers with minimal environmental protections are among the many giveaways the law provided. While for…