Frackfree Mahoning Valley
News Release
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For Immediate Release:
July 20, 2012
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PUBLIC MEETING OF THE YOUNGSTOWN
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE TO TAKE PLACE, 1:00 PM, SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2012, AT
YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS: BEN PRICE OF THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND WILL DISCUSS THE YOUNGSTOWN CITIZENS’ RIGHTS-BASED BAN ON
FRACKING
Youngstown,
Ohio, July 20, 2012 – There will be an important
meeting of the Public Utilities Committee Sunday, July 22, 2012, at 1:00 PM, at
the Youngstown City Council Chambers, 26 S. Phelps St. (6th floor). Use the Police Department entrance on
Boardman St.
Media and the public are encouraged to attend.
The speaker
will be Ben Price of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund. Price will discuss the Youngstown
Citizens' Rights-Based Ban on Hydrofracturing (fracking) that is currently before
the Youngstown City Council for consideration.
National and state
laws leave local communities powerless to regulate (zone) the locations of
fracking operations (fracking and injection wells). However, dozens of
communities have asserted control over the fracking industry by invoking the Constitution
of the United States, specifically our right
to clean water and air.
As Projects Director
of Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, Mr. Price helped draft the first
rights-based ban for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, an internationally recognized
event.
Citizens are now
asking Youngstown authorities to pass such a ban for the local watershed and
park, areas critical to the long-term health of the community.
For those
concerned about fracking’s health and environmental impacts this is a must-attend
event.
For
media inquiries or more information, e-mail:
frackfreemahoning@gmail.com or call:
234-201-0402
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