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Texas Town Sues to Uphold Fracking Ban, Protect Democracy
2014-12-05 15:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The little guys arent taking this one lying down. In November, voters in Denton, Texasfed up with oil and gas drilling companies unwilling to work with citizens to put some reasonable protections in place and with state and local regulators for allowing new fracking wells near homes, schools, parks and hospitalspassed a ban on fracking, despite being hugely outspent. The Texas Oil and Gas Association, representing the fracking companies, and the states General Land Office responded with lawsuits...
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