Government,
Environmental & Energy,
Administrative/Regulatory
Nov. 14, 2014
Latest fracking bans just the beginning
California voters sent mixed messages at the ballot box last week regarding one of the state's most controversial environmental issues: hydraulic fracturing, aka "fracking."
Richard M. Frank
Professor of Environmental Practice
UC Davis School of Law
Richard is director of the California Environmental Law & Policy Center at the UC Davis School of Law.
California voters sent mixed messages at the ballot box last week regarding one of the state's most controversial environmental issues: hydraulic fracturing, aka "fracking."
Voters in three counties - Santa Barbara, San Benito and Mendocino - went to the polls to decide whether to ban fracking in those jurisdictions. The San Benito and Mendocino measures passed easily, while the Santa Barbara initiative was defeated. Those conflicting results were mirrored in other states. ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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