Elizabeth Township gave an EQT-operated natural gas project final approval Monday, clearing the way for continued extraction from a well site less than a half-mile from the Elizabeth Forward High School, despite resident objections over health and development implications.
Elizabeth’s Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve two conditional use permits for EQT’s six-well Heracles project, which has been at the center of a three-year legal battle pitting environmental group Protect Elizabeth Township against the company and township. The permits include stipulations regarding the safety of the site.
Seven residents spoke against the project and permit at the Monday evening commission meeting, raising concerns over the site’s proximity to the school…