New York is set to broaden its fracking ban to include methods that utilize liquid carbon dioxide, in addition to the existing prohibition on water-based fracking. This legislative update, progressing through the state legislature, aims to prevent natural gas drilling companies from employing an extraction technique that injects large amounts of liquified carbon dioxide deep underground. The move has garnered support among lawmakers, with @SenatorLeaWebb's bill receiving a positive vote in NYS. Critics of CO2 fracking argue that it poses significant risks to land, water, and public health, and detracts from addressing climate change effectively.
I was very proud to vote yes today on @SenatorLeaWebb's bill to ban CO2 #fracking in NYS. We don't need this ridiculous idea damaging our land, our water, and our people's health and offering more false solutions to the greatest challenge of our time. https://t.co/07oRTQlzdy
New York lawmakers expand fracking ban to include liquid carbon dioxide https://t.co/Bo3WvuIZHc
New York lawmakers expand fracking ban with liquid carbon dioxide https://t.co/0AfqGLkTWF https://t.co/Nj7G3ZAf52
Natural gas drilling companies would be banned in New York from using an extraction method that involves injecting large amounts of liquified carbon dioxide deep underground under a bill moving through the state legislature. https://t.co/LzKFtqp2lQ
New York moves to update its fracking ban to include liquid carbon-dioxide as well as water https://t.co/fZzc03Wuy3