N. Carolina Lifts Fracking Ban and Punts on Toxic Air Emissions

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By Zahra HirjiApr 3, 2015, 6:00 am56 ptsTrending
Seventy-two pages of oil-and-gas regulations went into effect when the moratorium was lifted, but regulations on air pollution weren't included. By Zahra Hirji North Carolina is the latest state to green-light hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, within its borders. In mid-March, the state's fracking moratorium…

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