The new law in Texas now prohibits the public from stopping or interfering with fracking. The law was drafted after voters in Denton, a city outside Dallas, banned "hydraulic fracturing" locally in 2014.
Fracking opponents warn that potential carcinogens used in the extraction process may contaminate groundwater. Similar bills are being considered in US states including Colorado, Ohio, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott called the anti-fracking measures heavy handed regulations.
"This
law ensures that Texas avoids a patchwork quilt of regulations that
differ from region to region, differ from county to county or city to
city," Mr Abbott said.
Fracking is the process of drilling down
into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the
rock to release the gas inside.
(s:bbc.co.uk)
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