Abstract
Pennsylvania has struggled with rapid expansion in the state's unconventional oil and gas sector with the development of the Marcellus Shale formation. Likewise, Alberta, Canada has experienced similar growth. Yet Pennsylvania and Alberta's approaches to local land use and resource extraction differ considerably. This paper discusses each region's experience with oil and gas development, and contrasts their approaches to land use regulation in this context. The paper concludes that the Canadians' approach holds important lessons for Pennsylvania.
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Nathaniel L. Foote,
Not in My Backyard: Unconventional Gas Development and Local Land Use in Pennsylvania and Alberta, Canada,
3 Penn. St. J.L. & Int'l Aff.
235
(2015).
Available at: https://elibrary.law.psu.edu/jlia/vol3/iss2/12
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