State Rep. Jamie Boles and three other House Republicans are in Pennsylvania this week to learn more about fracking, the controversial natural gas extraction method.
Fracking is illegal in North Carolina — for now. But legislation passed last year by the General Assembly has moved the state closer to shale gas development.
House Bill 242 calls for completion of a study by three state agencies by May 1, in time for the 2012 legislative session. Among other things, the study must include an assessment of the potential environmental, economic and social impacts.
“I don’t know a whole lot about fracking, so I personally want to look at everything,” Boles said Tuesday from Pennsylvania. “We’re going all over the place and meeting with people on both sides of the issue. I’d just like to see how fracking operates and what the concerns are across the board.”
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