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Proposal for California Fracking Moratorium Advances in State Senate
2014-04-10 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A bill that would place a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in oil drilling in California was approved by a state Senate panel on Tuesday. The measure was passed by a bare majority of five votes by the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee after some Democrats abstained and Chairwoman Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) provided a courtesy vote to keep the issue alive for more discussions that could end up changing the bill. Fracking involves pumping water and chemicals...
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