Lawmaker wants to outlaw fracking in Nevada
CARSON CITY — The practice of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” would be prohibited in Nevada under a bill introduced Monday by a Las Vegas lawmaker.
Assembly Bill 159 by Assemblyman Justin Watkins, D-Las Vegas, would prohibit the practice and repeal regulations governing the practice that were previously approved by the state Division of Minerals.
Noble Energy put in wells in Elko County a few years ago to produce oil from hydraulic fracturing but the price of oil has made the effort impractical and no activity is underway in Nevada.
Critics say the process can pollute groundwater. Hydraulic fracturing uses a high-pressure stream of water, sand and chemicals to tap into oil and gas reserves in rock formations.
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