Saturday, June 1, 2013

First County In The U.S. Bans Fracking To Save Its Water

Drought map of New Mexico. As oil and gas executives look to New Mexico as the next major area to develop natural gas, one county is taking preventative measures to protect its water. The Los Angeles Times reported this week that Mora County in New Mexico became the first county in the U.S. to ban oil drilling and the controversial technique of hydraulic fracturing. For Mora County, fracking is pa

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