EcoWatch: Three bills that would halt fracking in California won key votes Monday night, passing the Assembly Natural Resources Committee despite intense pressure from the oil industry. Richard Blooms A.B. 1301, Holly Mitchells A.B. 1323 and Adrin Nazarians A.B. 649 would place a moratorium on fracking while threats posed by the controversial practice to Californias environment and public health are studied.
Concerned residents rally outside a California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources...