Illinois House passes “nation’s toughest” fracking regulations
Under new regulations which would take effect as soon as Quinn signs them into law, companies who wish to frack for oil or gas defined as the high-pressure injection of 80,000 gallons of fracking fluid or more to force out oil or gas from where it is trapped in rock must disclose a wealth of new information to the public, which has the opportunity to appeal permits and launch lawsuits against energy firms who attempt to skirt the law.
(Fracking will occur in the Southern part of the state).
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