A community rights ordinance adopted in Pittsburgh that bans drilling in the city.....

.....(and asserts the right of community self-government) is now being considered by municipalities in 20 counties in a growing number of states

The ordinance does not attempt to limit drilling's impacts through zoning, one option exercised by many Pennsylvania communities above the Marcellus Shale. Instead, it asserts the right of community self-government as well as rights to clean air and water and then "prohibits activities that would violate these rights," according to Ben Price, of CELDF.org. "You have a fundamental right to say no," he said.

Here's a survey of news stories from across the fracking landscapes of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New York:

Benton Township, PA: <http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/drilling-meeting-in-benton-draws-a-crowd-1.1086093#ixzz1BMjEBAY3>

Murrysville, PA: <http://www.yourmurrysville.com/murrysvillestar/article/residents-group-proposes-ban-shale-drilling>

Mountain Lake Park, MD: Excerpt from press release:

Ben Price, Projects Director for the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, applauded the Mayor for taking a stand on behalf of community rights. “The State says Maryland residents don’t have the right to decide whether or not they get fracked and that only the corporate-lobbied members of the legislature have the wisdom to decide how much harm should be legalized through state-issued permits. We don’t have a gas drilling problem. We have a democracy problem. Its symptoms are the State’s refusal to recognize the right to local, community self-government, and the issuance of permits to drilling corporations against the consent of the governed.”

<http://www.celdf.org/mayor-of-mountain-lake-park-maryland-introduces-community-rights-ordinance-that-bans-drilling-for-natural-gas->

Buffalo, NY: <http://www.celdf.org/fracking-ban-under-consideration-in-buffalo-ny>