Despite defeat, growing coalitions leave no doubt that more residents realize their community is at stake.
A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense:
Youngstown, Ohio: By a vote of 55% to 45%, the Youngstown Community Bill of Rights Charter Amendment was defeated. If adopted, the measure would have secured the right to clean air and water, and the right to local community self-government. Fracking and frack wastewater injection wells would have been banned as a violation of those rights. …
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