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…how legislators across the state voted on the fracking bill allowing the state to issue permits. The poverty problem in rural Western North Carolina (Part One; Part Two): We go…
…hydraulic fracturing—commonly referred to as fracking—a controversial method for extracting oil and natural gas which state lawmakers endorsed by lifting a moratorium earlier this year. In 2013, New Belgium, along…
…he also thought Republican candidates in the west were on the defensive over environmental policies, particularly fracking.“There’s a perception, fair or not, that Republicans are pushing fracking,” he said. That might…
Agency: More than 217,000 comments submitted on draft rules Press release from the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources: RALEIGH – The North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission’s meetings…
…Carolina home. And Hagan’s campaign said Tillis supported rules on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that would prevent the disclosure of potentially harmful chemicals. Speaking to the audience at the Mint…