Pittsburgh Mayor Won't Sign Bill Banning Marcellus Shale In City
On Tuesday, August 9, 2011
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PITTSBURGH -- Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has decided not to sign Pittsburgh City Council's bill banning Marcellus Shale gas drilling in the city.
Tuesday marks the deadline for getting the measure to the elections department to include it on the fall ballot.Ravenstahl's decision to withhold his name eliminates the possibility of any ballot referendum. Ravenstahl said in a statement that the "industry is in the region to stay."
Tuesday marks the deadline for getting the measure to the elections department to include it on the fall ballot.Ravenstahl's decision to withhold his name eliminates the possibility of any ballot referendum. Ravenstahl said in a statement that the "industry is in the region to stay."