Topic - Mining And Energy Commission

Judge temporarily halts fracking approvals in North Carolina

By Jonathan Drew - Associated Press

$In this Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, file photo, protesters gather and hold signs before a hearing on proposed rules for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, oil and gas drilling, in Raleigh, N.C. Tens of thousands of people will have weighed in on hydraulic fracturing in North Carolina by the time a public comment period on rules for the drilling method wraps up the last week of September 2014. Public meetings on the issue have illustrated the strong feelings on both sides of the issue, with protests, chanting and even anti-fracking songs. (AP Photo/Jonathan Drew, File)$