Illinois Democrat introduces bill to speed up start of fracking

Source: Chicago Tribune

A southern Illinois legislator introduced legislation Friday in Springfield in an attempt to get horizontal hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” started more quickly in Illinois.

The legislation proposes to skip a rulemaking process that has taken nearly a year and has slowed the development of oil and gas drilling in the state. The legislation would also impose a moratorium on fracking in Northern Illinois.

... But industry advocates were slow to support the measure, by Rep. John Bradley (D-Marion), concerned that a moratorium -- even in a part of the state that isn’t likely to be drilled anyway -- would set a dangerous precedent.

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