Thursday, September 3, 2026

Penn. AG Vows He Won’t Be Forced into Settling Royalty Case

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is pushing back against pressure to resolve the state’s case alleging unfair treatment of thousands of landowners by natural gas drilling companies. Chesapeake Energy Corp. recently reached a $30 million settlement agreement with Pennsylvania landowners in separate, private class-action cases based on allegations of improper or inflated deductions from gas royalty payments. But