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Environment & Energy

Jim Lane

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1. This is good news and surprising news, coming from a GOP governor

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Apr 5, 2017, 03:37 PM

Apr 2017

When Hogan was elected, many environmentalists were concerned that he would press for fracking. I don't know whether he signed this bill out of genuine conviction or because he feared a devastating popular backlash from a veto, but either way, it's a hopeful sign for the opposition to fracking.

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Maryland governor signs fracking ban into law [View all] Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 OP

This is good news and surprising news, coming from a GOP governor Jim Lane Apr 2017 #1

Great news! I wish we had an anti-fracking governor... Cooley Hurd Apr 2017 #2