The Washington Post :A Maryland bill that bans hydraulic fracturing cleared its final hurdle Monday night when the Senate approved the measure with a 35-to-10 vote.
The legislation now heads to Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk, who has pledged to sign it.
Maryland will become the third state in the country to prohibit hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.
New York and Vermont are the other states that have banned fracking, with an executive order and with legislation, respectively. Maryland is the first state with gas reserves to pass a ban through legislative action.
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