"Florida lawmakers have debated fracking regulations for years, but a new bill would end the debate and has Republican and Democratic support."

"A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Florida have proposed legislation to ban fracking in the state.

Republicans across the United States have largely embraced fracking, a popular method for stimulating a well to extract hard-to-access oil and gas reserves. With this new bill, filed to the Senate last week by Republican Sen. Dana Young, Florida is bucking the trend. Another Republican legislator has filed a companion bill in the state House of Representatives.

Fracking is technically legal under current laws in Florida, but isn't yet happening. This is largely because there are no specific rules for how it should be done. Officials in recent years have repeatedly attempted to establish such regulations."

Zahra Hirji reports for InsideClimate News January 30, 2017. [2]