Environmentalists Teaming Up with Oil and Gas Industry on Illinois Fracking Bill
By: Chris Veech
Updated: March 10, 2013
Its rare to hear of environmental groups teaming up with the oil and gas industry, but it's happening in Illinois. Some environmental groups have joined the industry to draft a bill to control hydraulic fracturing state-wide, but the environmental community is split. The Bloomington Pantagraph reports about a dozen groups plan to be in Springfield to lobby for a hold. They say they want a task force to the effects of fracking. But the groups who assisted in writing the bill say the regulations included would be the strictest in the country.
