Third Circuit Approves Allegheny Forest Drilling from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"The U.S. Forest Service overstepped its authority when it imposed a ban on oil and gas drilling in the Allegheny National Forest, according to a federal appeals court ruling issued last week. The ruling is a setback for environmental groups that had sought to delay or prevent drilling in the 512,000-acre forest, where the surface area is owned by the federal government, but 93 percent of the below-ground mineral rights are privately owned."