Bill Would Ban Fracking In Massachusetts For 10 Years
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
A bill aimed at temporarily banning a natural gas drilling technique that involves blasting chemical-laden water deep into the ground is making its way through the Statehouse.
The Legislature's Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has approved a bill that would create a 10-year moratorium on the technique, called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
Although the state isn't seen as a rich source of shale gas, there could be limited deposits in western Massachusetts.
Environmental activists argue that fracking can lead to water contamination, illness and damaged rural landscapes. They say the potential problem is heightened in Massachusetts by the fact that many communities in the Pioneer Valley rely on groundwater as their sole source of drinking water.
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