NEWARK, N.J., March 28 (UPI) -- New Jersey lawmakers say they are considering a bill that would outlaw the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," in the state.
Gas drilling using fracking in the Marcellus Shale formation in Pennsylvania is flushing vast quantities of contaminated wastewater into rivers, environmentalists say, and they're worried the practice may cross the Delaware River into New Jersey, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger.