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Can state truly monitor fracking?
Enforcement expensive, say opponents 14 hours ago • BY NICK MARIANO, The Southern Despite proposed stricter laws that seek to protect...
Mar 24, 20132 min read
Fracking bill on hold for now
14 hours ago • BY NICK MARIANO, The Southern Despite some media reports that the oil and gas industry has pulled its support of a bill...
Mar 24, 20133 min read
Sierra Club Petition for a Moratorium on Fracking in IL!
Sierra Club Illinois Chapter has a new fracking moratorium petition! SIGN THIS PETITION HERE!
Mar 23, 20131 min read
The Fuss Over Fracking
The Fuss Over Fracking WTTW Chicago Tonight Paris Schutz | March 21, 2013 11:00 am Southern Illinois is a region of big agriculture,...
Mar 22, 20136 min read
Don’t Frack Illinois – A message of solidarity from New York to Illinois
Don’t Frack Illinois – A message of solidarity from New York to Illinois. from Developing Pictures on Vimeo. Lawmakers are looking at the...
Mar 19, 20131 min read
Petition: Gov. Quinn, Don’t Frack Us!
Click HERE to sign the petition!
Mar 18, 20131 min read
Sierra Club Statement on Illinois Fracking Moratorium
Thursday, March 14, 2013 Contact: Jenny Chang, jenny.chang@sierraclub.org, 202-495-3020 Yesterday, Illinois’ Speaker of the House,...
Mar 18, 20131 min read
Illinois Groups Praise Speaker Madigan for Supporting Fracking Moratorium
For Immediate Release March 13, 2013 Contact: Bruce Ratain, Environment Illinois (773) 263 1803 bruce@environmentillinois.org Annette...
Mar 13, 20133 min read
Illinois’ green groups split on fracking legislation
Illinois Watch Dog By Ben Yount / March 12, 2013 / 3 Comments By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Watchdog SPRINGFIELD — Hydraulic...
Mar 13, 20132 min read
House speaker supports moratorium on fracking
In The Southern, 3-13-2013 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says he supports a moratorium on hydraulic...
Mar 13, 20131 min read
Environmental groups lobbying state for two-year fracking ban
The Pantagraph March 10 | By L.E. Hlavach | laura.hlavach@lee.net Fracking bill By The Associated Press Illinois House Bill 2615 would...
Mar 10, 20134 min read
New York Assembly Approves Two-Year Moratorium on Fracking
Bloomberg News New York Assembly Approves Two-Year Moratorium on Fracking By Freeman Klopott on March 06, 2013 New York’s Assembly...
Mar 7, 20132 min read
Marcellus Watch | ‘The toughest regs’
By Peter Mantius Corning Leader Posted Mar 04, 2013 @ 09:38 AM Corning, N.Y. — Now Illinois is stepping forward as the latest pretender...
Mar 6, 20134 min read
Coalition Denounces Legislation That Would Pave Way for Fracking in Illinois
Ecowatch 03-04-2013 Americans Against Fracking Following the introduction of a bill that would, in effect, serve as a road map for...
Mar 5, 20134 min read
Two ridiculous bills just introduced, likely diversionary tactics
Two bills were just introduced, one of which would allow companies to spread toxic, hazardous, radioactive flowback onto Illinois roads...
Feb 28, 20131 min read
ALEC Sham Chemical Disclosure Model Tucked Into Illinois Fracking Bill
DeSmogBlog.com Thu, 2013-02-28 09:51 Steve Horn Illinois is the next state on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)‘s target...
Feb 28, 20136 min read
SAFE Press Release: The industry-promoted fracking bill has just been released in Springfield
2-21-13 The industry-promoted fracking bill has just been released in Springfield: Synopsis and co-signers: http://www.ilga.gov/legislati...
Feb 21, 20131 min read
Industry, environmentalists mull “fracking” rules
Seth Perlman FILE – In this Nov. 28, 2012 file photo, Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, speaks during a veto session at the state Capitol in...
Feb 21, 20134 min read
Sign SAFE’s NEW Petition for a Moratorium on Fracking in IL!
Don’t Frack Illinois! We Need a Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing with a Science-Based Investigative Task Force! By Dr. Lora Chamberlain...
Jan 23, 20132 min read
Alto Pass Signs Fracking Ban
From the Goreville Gazette Opponents of the mining process known as hydraulic fracturing are praising a recent ordinance signed by the...
Jan 6, 20134 min read
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