"Oil, Gas Industries Fight Local Anti-Fracking Measures"

"Hydraulic fracturing is on some local ballots in California and Texas, and the oil and gas industries are fighting against the potential restrictions.

In California, industry has spent $7.7 million to defeat ballot initiatives in three counties that would ban the practice, also known as fracking, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. They would also ban acidizing and other “high-intensity” oil extraction methods.

The total industry spending is more than Neel Kashkari, a Republican running to be California’s governor, has raised."

Timothy Cama reports for The Hill November 3, 2014.

SEE ALSO:

"As Fracking Vote Nears, a City Divided" (Houston Chronicle)

"In Texas, an Unlikely Battleground Over Fracking" (Wall Street Journal)

"Communities Find Little Success in Resisting Fracking Infrastructure" (Aljazeera America)

"Supporters of Fracking Ban Face New Wave of McCarthyism in Denton, Texas" (DeSmogBlog)

"In Texas, a Fight Over Fracking" (New York Times)

"How 3,500 Voters in North Dakota Could Put the Brakes on America's Biggest Fracking Boom" (Climate Desk/Mother Jones)

"Midterm Election: Ohio Governor Promises More Taxes on Fracking" (Christian Science Monitor)

"A County Resents Oil Drilling, Despite the Money It Brings In" (New York Times)