The city of Denton, TX is home to 125 thousand residents. It is located atop the Barnett shale and has about 275 fracked wells. It is one the most fracked towns in the US. It also happens to be the birthplace of fracking.
The residents of Denton were not happy about the fact that they could not even allow their children to play outside due to the pollution being caused by the fracking in the neighborhood so they decided to do something about it.
In the recent election 59% decided to ban fracking in Denton, TX . They became the first city in Texas to do so. Other cities (Austin and Dallas among them ) have tried to get similar bans passed to no avail.
Unfortunately, the ban that was passed did not really do anything about the wells already in operation but at least no more wells will be created and that is a start.
As expected, oil companies immediately filed an injunction against the ban, saying that this may be inconsistent with state laws. We will keep you informed on what exactly happens with this.
Below is a list of States that have cities that have banned fracking:
Texas
California
Hawaii
Pennsylvania
Colorado
New Mexico
Ohio
We hope that many other cities follow in the brave footsteps of Denton and get fracking banned there too. Here's to hoping that your city is next!!!
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