If signed into law by the governor, the Lone Star State will undo decades of local regulation protecting communities from fracking, including at least 27 drilling bans.

The Denton Drilling Awareness Group (DAG) and Earthworks has filed intervention papers in two lawsuits seeking to overturn the Denton, Texas ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) that went into effect on December 2, 2014. DAG’s Frack Free Denton campaign, with Earthworks’ help, successfully secured passage of a ballot initiative making Denton the first Texas city…

The Denton Drilling Awareness Group and Earthworks file intervention papers in two lawsuits seeking to overturn the Denton, Texas ban on hydraulic fracturing.

Denton Drilling Awareness Group & Earthworks act to counter lawsuits challenging local law

Guest blogger Joanne Cipolla-Dennis: We will not give up, give in, settle or walk away