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Other Decisions 10 MAP 2015 (20/06/2017)

Authority: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date: 06/20/2017

Subject: The decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, according to which article I, section 27, of the State Constitution (“Environmental Rights Amendment”) requires that funds generated from the leasing of state forest and park lands for oil and gas exploration and extraction must be used to conserve and maintain public natural resources

Parties: Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Governor Of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, in his official capacity as Governor

Original language: English

Classification: Solidarity - Art. 37 Environmental protection

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