{"id":1265,"date":"2019-05-08T14:15:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T22:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdc.wastateleg.org\/salomon\/?p=1265"},"modified":"2020-09-15T23:00:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T23:00:16","slug":"governor-signs-prohibition-on-fracking-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/salomon\/2019\/05\/08\/governor-signs-prohibition-on-fracking-in-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor signs prohibition on fracking in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>OLYMPIA \u2013<\/strong> Washington will now prohibit the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or\n\u201cfracking,\u201d for oil and natural gas exploration and production, according to\nlegislation that Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Jesse\nSalomon (D-Shoreline), sponsored <a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5145&amp;Year=2019&amp;Initiative=false\">Senate Bill 5145<\/a> to protect the state\u2019s\npublic safety, natural resources and environmental health from damages caused by\nfracking, a method of extracting oil and natural gas by injecting large\nquantities of fluid and chemicals into rock far below the earth\u2019s surface, breaking\nup the rock and allowing the gas or oil to flow to the surface. In recent years,\nthis practice has gained national attention for its effects on the environment.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High water\nusage, potential water shortages, drinking water contamination, fuel and wastewater\nspills, methane gas contamination, and earthquakes are all among the effects\ncausing concern across the country. Because fracking uses relatively new\ntechnology, its effects on human and environmental health are largely unknown. Experts\nare prevented from effectively anticipating and detecting those effects by an\nexemption from public disclosure requirements for fracking fluid\u2019s chemical\ncontents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are\ncharged with preserving our environment for future generations; it is a\ncornerstone of our state\u2019s identity,\u201d said Salomon. \u201cWhile fracking is not\ncurrently done in Washington, it is important that we acted preventatively\nhere. If the use of fracking were to be established, oil companies and\nlobbyists would make it very hard to curtail.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2013 Washington will now prohibit the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or \u201cfracking,\u201d for oil and natural gas exploration and production, according to legislation that Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law today. Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline), sponsored Senate Bill 5145 to protect the state\u2019s public safety, natural resources and environmental health from damages caused by fracking, a method of extracting oil and natural gas by injecting large quantities of fluid and chemicals into rock far below the earth\u2019s surface, breaking up the rock and allowing the gas or oil to flow to the surface. 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