Poll Finds 63 Percent Of PA Voters Support Tax On Marcellus Shale Drilling

A new poll of Pennsylvania voters this week found 63 percent support a tax on natural gas drilling with 56 percent of Republicans polled supporting a tax, according to a Tribune Review newspaper/ Susquehanna Polling & Research poll.
While some regional differences were reported, 57 percent of those polled in the central part of the state where drilling is common support a natural gas tax. Sixty-two percent in Southeast counties support the tax.