Environment

Fracking has already harmed the state's drinking water, air quality, and increased the speed of climate change.

DeSmog’s findings come as Trump is under scrutiny from Congress, U.S. intelligence agencies, and others for his personal and presidential campaign team’s ties to Russia.

That it’s being proposed by Republicans doesn’t make the idea any less worthy.

“When big cities such as this do the right thing, it sparks hope in the world.”

“Trump thinks he’s getting what he wants, but the people who’ve been emboldened by the worldwide fight against the Dakota Access pipeline won’t quietly back away.”

“People from all parts of the political spectrum should be alarmed by [Trump’s] efforts to deny scientific progress.”

Unfortunately we can’t take a lot of time to celebrate the victory, as Rep. Chaffetz has other plans for legislation that affects public lands.

According to the environmental advocacy group Clean Water Action, the announcement appears to be in violation of DOGGR’s own compliance schedule, which requires all injection well operators that have not obtained an aquifer exemption from the EPA to cease injection by February 15, 2017.

The agency Trump plans to eviscerate does much more than fight climate change.

23 politicians are co-sponsoring the fracking ban, which already has the support of nearly half of the state senate.