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Mitch PerryJanuary 18, 2017

State Sen. Jack Latvala opposed a bill to regulate the use of fracking in the 2016 Session, and in the upcoming Session, he’ll support legislation that would do so again. “I’m where I was last year,” he said when asked about the controversial practice to extract natural gas and oil out of the ground. “I helped beat it last […]

Melissa RossSeptember 4, 2015

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The fight over fracking is heating up again in Florida. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is an oil and gas drilling technique that involves pumping fluids and chemicals at high pressure deep underground to break up rock formations. Last month, Democratic Sens. Darren Soto of Orlando and Dwight Bullard of Miami filed legislation that aims to ban fracking in […]

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Jack Latvala says he’ll support legislation banning fracking again in 2017 Session

Will Florida see fracking?