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Steingraber Calls Out Illinois Fracking Regulations
From Ecowatch, by Jeff Biggers, May 23, 2013 Before environmental lobbyists and legislators push a hydraulic fracking bill through the...
May 23, 20134 min read
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Protestors seek audience with Quinn over fracking
Goreville Gazette May 23, 2013 by Joe Rehana Posted May 23, 2013 by Joe Rehana in News Dayna Connor, Angie Viands and Josh Trost sit in...
May 23, 20133 min read
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After One Arrest, Sit In Continues Demanding Moratorium on Fracking
Ecowatch Concerned Residents of Illinois After more than a hundred Illinoisans packed a hearing and rallied in the Capitol yesterday for...
May 22, 20133 min read
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Saline landowner sitting outside Quinn’s office in fracking protest
Dayna Conner owns land and maintains a residence in the Stonefort area and does not believe the state should allow the practice of...
May 22, 20133 min read
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Southern Illinois, The Newest Fracking Frontier
READ THIS ARTICLE from the Mackinaw Valley Institute
May 22, 20131 min read
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Testimony from House Hearing on SB1715
CLICK HERE to go to video of the testimony. Read Dr. Sandra Steingraber’s testimony here: May 21, 2013 Distinguished legislators and...
May 21, 20136 min read
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“Gasland 2” Grassroots Premiere in Illinois Highlights Industry PSYOPS and Ongoing Frack
“Gasland 2” screened yesterday in Normal, IL and DeSmogBlog was there to gain a sneak peak of the documentary set for a July 8 HBO...
May 21, 20131 min read
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‘Fracking’ critics seek more safeguards in Illinois
By Kenneth Lowe | klowe@pantagraph.com BLOOMINGTON — With Illinois lawmakers poised to vote on a bill that would allow “fracking” in...
May 21, 20132 min read
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Johnson County passes fracking moratorium
BY STEPHEN RICKERL, The Southern The Johnson County Board of Commissioners on Monday passed a one-year moratorium on hy-draulic...
May 21, 20132 min read
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