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Halliburton and ALEC Push Industry-Friendly Fracking Legislation in North Carolina
2013-06-27 18:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mint Press: North Carolina senators are taking an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) style approach in their efforts to push through legislation that allows oil companies a loophole in regulations requiring disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, operations. This week, a state Senate committee approved a version of what is normally an annual environmental housecleaning bill, according to the Associated Press. While the House version of the bill was a mere four pages,...
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