"With the state's Republican governor saying he will sign it, a bill to prevent the drilling practice nears a vote in the Senate."

"Maryland is poised to become the third state to outlaw fracking, as the Senate prepares to vote on a statewide ban and with Gov. Larry Hogan saying he will sign it.

The permanent ban would go into effect before a moratorium on the drilling practice expires, meaning that fracking in the state would end before it ever began.

Late last week, Hogan, a Republican who has called fracking 'an economic gold mine,' announced his unexpected support for the ban."

Sabrina Shankman reports for InsideClimate News March 23, 2017. [2]