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DRBC posts new rules to allow gas drilling in region The highly technical document of 100-plus pages would
permit only 300 wells to be drilled until a reassessment is done after 18
months. The rules also call for more water monitoring, more water-use
restrictions, and more money to be set aside for remediation Inquirer City
Paper
EP
Blog
MSNBC


Upper Burrell Township opposes state bill on drilling
The township opposes House Bill 1950 and Senate Bill
1100 which would, if adopted, take away powers given to municipalities to adopt
a standardized zoning authority Tribune-Review
 



In New Jersey


Soils
conservation officer arrested on bribe charge
A Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office investigation
leads to the arrest of Freehold Soil Conservation District inspector John
Tonon, 51, who allegedly took a $700 bribe from an undercover law enforcement
officer to expedite the processing and approval for one of three homes being
built in Hazlet AP
Press
DEP, researchers team up for Barnegat Bay studies Groups partnering with the DEP for the studies are the
Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, the NJ Sea Grant
Consortium, Montclair State University, Rider University, Monmouth University
and the Academy of Natural Sciences in  Philadelphia. Sierra Club says
it’s just ‘fiddling’ AP 
Philly.com

 

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