Mora County, a low-income ranching area in oil-rich New Mexico became the first county in the U.S. to ban hydraulic fracturing last month, the Los Angeles Times reports. Wells are the only source of water for the county’s 5,000 residents, so officials are wary of the oil and gas drilling technique that could compromise the groundwater.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=170221