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  Pennsylvania Fracking Law Opens Up Drilling on College Campuses
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Last EditedRP  Oct 14, 2012 12:35pm
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CategoryProposed Legislation
AuthorSydney Brownstone
News DateFriday, October 12, 2012 11:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionLast year, when Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett suggested offsetting college tuition fees by leasing parts of state-owned college campuses to natural gas drillers, more than a few Pennsylvanians were left blinking and rubbing their eyes. But it was no idle threat: After quietly moving through the state Senate and House, this week the governor signed into law a bill that opens up 14 of the state’s public universities to fracking, oil drilling, and coal mining on campus.
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